Ithaca City School District passes $177.6 million budget, approves capital projects

ITHACA, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The Ithaca City School District passed its $177,638,041 budget on Tuesday, pending Board of Education approval.

The budget passed in a 2,669 to 864 vote.

Several capital initiatives were also passed during Tuesday’s election, including the 2026 capital project, the establishment of a new capital reserve fund and the appropriation and expenditure of capital reserve fund.

Learn more about the capital projects here.

Three candidates were elected to the Ithaca City School Board of Education; Sara Garner received 2,924 votes, Jill K. Tripp received 2,739 votes, and Garrick Blalock received 1,944.

The Board of Education will certify the results on Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m.