South Huntington 2021-22 School Budget Preview

SOUTH HUNTINGTON, NY — Residents are due to head to the polls on May 18 to vote on the South Huntington School District 2021-22 budget. The board of education will also be voted on.

The vote is scheduled at Walt Whitman High School from 3 to 10 p.m.

The South Huntington School District's proposed spending plan for the 2021-22 school year is $184,937,763. That's a 5.89 percent increase from the current budget.

The district educates nearly 5,700 students and employs roughly 1,100 personnel — including more than 500 teachers.

South Huntington's planned budget also includes the purchase of two large propane buses and two minivans, worth a total of $357,000. In 2021-22, $786,000 would be earmarked for buildings and grounds maintenance, while $3,170,000 would go toward capital improvement projects.