Bayport-Blue Point School District

The total operating budget proposed for the district for the 2025-2026 school year is $89,157,040, which is a 3.8 percent increase from last year’s adopted budget of $85,882,466. The $3,264,584 difference is due to increases in general support ($608,726),

Instruction ($1,438,270), transportation ($133,542) and debt service/employee benefits ($3,263.584)

Proposition 2 on the ballot is a vote on the establishment of a Capital Reserve. This proposition calls for the creation of a new reserve which would be funded up to $10 million over the next 10 years from fund balance when and if possible. These monies would be used to complete future capital projects in the district. This proposition has no impact on the tax levy or the budget.

Sayville School District

The proposed 2025-2026 budget for the Sayville school district is $105,676,793, which is a decrease from the adopted budget of 2024-2025 ($106,028,631).

The administrative budget has increased $398,063 while the capital budget has decreased $793,348.

The $398,063 increase in the proposed 2025-2026 school year budget is heavily allocated to increasing insurance and BOCES costs. The remaining increase will go toward contractual increases across the Sayville School District.

The unallocated insurance in the administrative budget had a 26.64 percent increase from $632,479 to $801,000 (a difference of $168,521).

Budget revenue streams have all decreased this year with $351,838 less in revenue, $597,197 being from state aid.