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Byram Hills reports $103.4M budget, $7.8M in reserve use and flags longer-term sustainability
Summary
Finance staff reported a $103.4 million 2024–25 budget and said the district used roughly $7.8 million in reserves (including capital) to balance the year; with debt service falling off next year, board members were warned the district may need an override to avoid continued reserve drawdown.
Byram Hills Central School District officials reviewed 2024–25 budget-to-actual results for the board on Nov. 4, saying the district’s total budget was $103.4 million and that operating and capital decisions in the past year required drawing reserves.
Kelly (presenter) told the board the district’s top five budget categories were salaries (~53%), benefits (~26%), operations and maintenance (about 5%), special education (about 4%), and technology (about 3%). She said capital project spending of roughly $4.1 million was excluded from some analyses and…
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