Middletown Taxpayers Approve $276.4 Million School District Budget

The budget, which includes an extra $13 million in funding, easily passed a May 20 vote that will increase the tax levy by 2 percent.

Twin Towers Middle School in Middletown, N.Y., on Feb. 21, 2023. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y.—The $276.4 million Middletown School District 2025–2026 budget has been approved by a public vote on May 20. The tax levy will increase by 1.99 percent.

It saw an increase in funding of $13.7 million compared to the 2024–2025 budget. The 1.99 percent tax levy increase will result in a total tax levy of $74.6 million, about $1.5 million higher than last year.