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Schodack, NY town hall & government

Schodack spent $10.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $779 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Schodack's government.

Town budget

Where Schodack's money goes

Spent
$10.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$779
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$9.4 million
$721 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.6 million26%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million11%
Police
$1.1 million11%
Parks & libraries
$643,0006%
Sewer & trash
$616,0006%
Water & other utilities
$585,0006%
Health & welfare
$500,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$394,0004%
Interest on debt
$360,0004%
Fire
$199,0002%
Other
$2 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • From other local governments 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Schodack

Full-time staff
46
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
13 full-time22 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time1 part
Police
11 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Schodack didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Schodack Central School District

Schodack's K–12 school district, shared with Castleton-on-Hudson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,541
New York: $34,607
Students
871
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal

  • Local 54%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $27,541 per pupil, $17,044 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Schodack: East Greenbush Central School District ($23,791 per pupil) · Kinderhook Central School District (Ichabod Crane) ($27,246 per pupil) · Averill Park Central School District ($23,693 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Schodack pay

Typical tax bill
$6,301
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.09%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$302,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Schodack's government

🏛️ Official websiteschodack.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Schodack →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Schodack

Schodack is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Josh Riley. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Schodack's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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