Manchester mayor, aldermen announce $238.4 million school budget

Manchester mayor, aldermen announce $238.4 million school budget

Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais and the Board of Aldermen have reached a school budget agreement.

Manchester School Budget Gets Job Done, Holds Line for Taxpayers Ruais Says

The Manchester School District is getting more money than last year, but not as much as school bureaucrats requested. And that’s just fine with GOP Mayor Jay Ruais. On Tuesday, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen reached an agreement on both the school district budget and 10 of the city’s union contracts. The Democrat-dominated school board had requested a $11.5 million spending hike. The final budget increases spending by $3.5 million to a FY 2026 …

Manchester aldermen approve $238 million school budget

Manchester aldermen have approved a school budget for Fiscal Year 2026 of $238 million, an increase of $3.5 million over the current budget and $1.5 million more than Mayor Jay Ruais allocated for education in his budget proposal.