Kings Park board adopts $109.84 million budget after months of planning; staffing cuts at middle school announced

Kings Park Central School District Board President Mr. Bianco and district business officials on Tuesday adopted a $109,840,196 budget for the 2025–26 school year, a 2.86% increase over the current year and a 2.99% increase in the tax levy that the board said complies with New York State tax‑cap law.

The budget vote to adopt the proposed spending plan passed by voice vote after a presentation from the district business office. "The three biggest challenges and drivers putting together next year's budget happen to be insurance, salary, and inflation," Doctor Egan said during the presentation, noting a roughly $145,000 increase in general liability insurance and higher health‑insurance costs.

The district emphasized a set of difficult choices driven by a decade‑long decline in middle‑school enrollment. Doctor Egan said William T. Rogers Middle School enrollment fell from about 854 students in 2015 to a projected 559 in…