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Newburgh City School District projects about $393.6 million in revenue as board reviews reserves and departmental budgets
Summary
At a Feb. 10 budget workshop, the Newburgh City School District presented initial revenue projections of roughly $393.6 million, outlined planned use of reserves, and began departmental budget reviews, warning compensation and special-education placements remain major cost drivers.
The Newburgh City School District held a budget workshop on Feb. 10, 2026, where a district presenter identified as Roaring outlined initial revenue projections, planned reserve usage and the start of departmental budget reviews.The presenter said the district's total initial revenue projection for the coming year is just over $393,600,000, a year-over-year increase of roughly $14.37 million.
"Our total initial revenue is just over $393,600,000," Roaring said, adding that state aid remains the district's most significant revenue source and is more than double local revenue.
The presentation divided revenue into local, state and federal/other categories and explained recent program and accounting shifts that affect cash flow. Presenter Roaring said the shift by many taxpayers from the STAR credit to the STAR rebate affects how and when the district receives reimbursements from the state.
Roaring detailed the district's planned use of restricted reserves in the current fiscal year, saying planned withdrawals from workers' compensation and unemployment reserves totaled $1,242,000 and that use of unassigned fund balance exceeded $8,000,000. "Our biggest expense drivers continue to be compensation, employee benefits, student transportation, and out-of-district placements," Roaring said, citing exceptional learner placements as a notable pressure point alongside charter and foster-student placements.
Local revenue was presented as just over $124,000,000. On state aid, the presenter said the governor's proposed aid run shows an increase in foundation aid of about $1,200,000 and that overall state aid is expected to be just under $260,000,000, a year-over-year increase of about $14,270,000. Roaring noted that building aid shown in the district's projection is higher than the governor's estimate because the district has completed capital projects and expects to submit final cost reports this spring that will increase building-aid reimbursements.
Federal and other revenue sources described in the presentation include monthly partial reimbursements for JROTC (the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps) and Medicaid-related receipts; the presenter also said the district plans to use appropriated reserves and fund balance again next year while pursuing a board goal of at least a 5% reduction in reliance on reserves.
The presenter warned that restricted foundation-aid requirements have been increasing and that the state directs some foundation funds to individual schools for academic improvement. "We've started to see an increase in that requirement of about $4,100,000 each year over the last few years," Roaring said, and the district expects further increases in fiscal 2027.
The board's proposed budget, developed with input from board leadership and Mr. McCoy, includes continued funding for the superintendent's office, communications, human resources, finance (including transportation and facilities), and school safety and security. District officials said departmental budget reviews will continue and additional funding and minor maintenance requests remain under consideration.
Next steps: district staff will continue departmental reviews, submit final cost reports for completed capital work to support building-aid claims this spring, and provide further updates to the board as the budget process continues.
