elmira city school district

School districts in Steuben and Chemung counties held their annual budget votes and school board elections Tuesday. The Prattsburgh Central School District budget failed by fewer than nine votes.

The Elmira City School District held a public forum Monday with the four school board candidates on the ballot. There are three seats up for election.

The Elmira City School District held a public hearing for its proposed $160,727,766 budget for 2026-2026 on Monday. The district said its tax levy remains under the state tax cap at 1.98 percent.

It is school budget season across the region. Some school districts in Steuben and Chemung counties are proposing no increases in tax levies. Voters go to the polls in May.

WSKG’s Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo sat down with Ithaca reporter Aurora Berry and Elmira-Corning reporter Natalie Abruzzo this week, to talk through some of the more contentious local school budget elections.