District Budgets

Largest districts by enrollment

Where the general fund goes, tracked district by district as budgets are proposed, amended, and put to a vote.

2026-27 Adopted Budget

Jamestown City School District

General Support / Central Administration (incl. Operation & Maintenance of Plant) - function codes 1xxx

11.89%

Instruction & Pupil Services (function codes 2xxx)

55.15%

Transportation (function 5510)

2.50%

Employee Benefits & Debt Service (function codes 9xxx)

30.46%

Total budget

$120.9M

Adopted for 2026-27

Budget vote

374–92

Approved Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Jamestown City School District is Chautauqua County's largest school district by enrollment. Voters approved this budget 374–92 on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, with no increase to the tax levy. Figures reflect the district's own published expenditure breakdown (not the official state 3-part categories), from the district's official budget filings.

2026-27 Adopted Budget

Dunkirk City School District

Total budget

$61.3M

up 1.86% over 2025-26

Tax levy change

+2%

2026-27 school property-tax levy

Enrollment: 1,858 students (2024-25, NYSED). Voters approved this budget 160–114 on May 19, 2026. Sources: observertoday.com, chautauquatoday.com.

2026-27 Adopted Budget

Fredonia Central School District

Total budget

$39.6M

up 3.61% over 2025-26

Tax levy change

+2.44%

2026-27 school property-tax levy

Enrollment: 1,428 students (2024-25, NYSED). Voters approved this budget 581–457 on May 19, 2026. Sources: observertoday.com, chautauquatoday.com.

New York's Real Property Tax Law requires every district to break its budget into three legally defined components — Administrative, Program, and Capital. Jamestown City School District publishes its own functional budget categories rather than the official 3-part split shown above. Other Chautauqua County districts' budgets will be added here as they're verified.

Elections & Candidates

Most recent results

Who’s on the ballot for open board seats, and what they’re running on.

Most recent election · 3 seats up

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Jamestown City School District · 3-year term, July 2026-June 2029 (at-large, top-3-vote-getters format) · next election May 2027

Election results →

3-year term, July 2026-June 2029 (at-large, top-3-vote-getters format)

Paul Abbott

Elected

Incumbent, re-elected.

3-year term, July 2026-June 2029 (at-large, top-3-vote-getters format)

Christine Schnars

Elected

Incumbent, re-elected.

3-year term, July 2026-June 2029 (at-large, top-3-vote-getters format)

Carmela Proctor

Elected

New to the board.

New York school board elections are held the same day as the budget vote — the third Tuesday in May. Jamestown City School District's next Board of Education election is scheduled for May 2027; candidates had not yet filed as of this page's last update.

School Board Watch

5 Largest Districts

Meeting-by-meeting coverage of the largest school districts serving Chautauqua County: when the board meets, and where to find the agenda.

Jamestown City School DistrictRegular meetings are typically held in the Boardroom at 197 Martin Road.