Budget News
2024-25 school year budget development timeline (Updated as of February 10, 2025)
- January-March, 2024: Administration and Board of Education work to develop a budget for 2024-25 school year
- April 22: Board of Education adopts proposed 2024-25 school year budget
- April 21: Petitions to seek Board of Education seats are due with the District Clerk
- May 6-13: Public Budget Hearing on the proposed 2025-26 school year budget, 7 p.m.
- May 20: Annual Budget and Board of Education Vote
2025-26 Budget Conversations
Information will be available in the coming weeks.
2025-26 Budget Documents
- 2024-25 BKW Budget Newsletter
- 2024-25 Proposed Revenue
- Property Tax Report Card
- Berne Exemption Report
- Knox Exemption Report
- New Scotland Exemption Report
- Rensselaerville Exemption Report
- Westerlo Exemption Report
- Wright Exemption Report
- Graduation Data (August 2023)
- BKW Student Digital Resources
- Required Administrative Compensation Information 2023-24
- 2024-25 Three-Part Budget
- Three-Part Budget – Expenditure w/ Contingent 2024-25
- Enrollment Data (2022-23)
- ELL Data
- Graduation Rate Data
- Fiscal Transparency Report
School Property Taxes
School property tax rates are set by the Board of Education in August.
School tax bills are mailed to residents in August. Tax bills are penalty-free if paid by an October deadline that will be provided to residents; after that deadline, a 2 percent penalty is added to bills. All bills must be postmarked by October 31.
District residents can look up information about past and present school tax bills by clicking on the Tax Bill Lookup link in the righthand column of this page.
If you have any questions regarding your assessment or exemptions, or a change of address to report, contact a local assessor at the following numbers:
- Town of Berne: (518) 872-1448
- Town of Knox: (518) 669-6459
- Town of Middleburgh: (518) 827-4887
- Town of New Scotland: (518) 439-9020
- Town of Rensselaerville: (518) 797-3798
- Town of Westerlo: (518) 797-9265
- Town of Wright: (518) 872-9726
BKW Tax Collector
Meaghan Quay, Account Clerk/Tax Collector
meaghan.quay@bkwschools.org
(518) 872-5132