School district Candor
Candor Central School District: budget and spending
- $27.6Mtotal spending, 2025 ▲ 22%
- $619Ktechnology and telecom, 2025
- $155KE-Rate networking budget (5 years)
- $155KE-Rate networking budget left
- $9.5MSmart Schools bond allocation
- $7.2MSmart Schools money planned
- $2.3MSmart Schools money not yet planned
Spending by category, 2025
Compared with 2024
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $10.3M | $11.2M | ▼ 7% |
| Buildings and construction | $4.8M | $1.5M | ▲ 220% |
| Insurance and benefits | $3.9M | $3.1M | ▲ 28% |
| Debt payments | $2.3M | $2.2M | ▲ 5% |
| Vehicles and transportation | $2.3M | $1M | ▲ 116% |
| Staff and payroll | $1.5M | $1.5M | ▲ 4% |
| Other operations | $1.1M | $1.1M | ▲ 5% |
| Food | $637K | $646K | ▼ 1% |
| Technology and telecom | $619K | $464K | ▲ 33% |
| Professional services | $29K | $40K | ▼ 28% |
Line by line
Instruction $10.3M
- Teaching - Regular School: teacher salaries, full day kindergarten - 6: $1.9M
- Teaching - Regular School: teacher salaries 7-12: $1.7M
- Program for Students with Disabilities School Age - School Year: instructional salaries: $1.1M
- Program for Students with Disabilities School Age - School Year: boces: $759K
- Occupational Education (Grades 9-12): boces: $540K
- Teaching - Regular School: equipment and capital outlay: $402K
- Teaching - Regular School: noninstructional salaries: $339K
- Teaching - Regular School: boces: $339K
- Program for Students with Disabilities School Age - School Year: tuition: $274K
- Curriculum Development and Supervision: instructional salaries: $238K
Buildings and construction $4.8M
- Operation of Plant: equipment and capital outlay: $3.6M
- Operation of Plant: noninstructional salaries: $477K
- Operation of Plant: contractual: $351K
- Security of Plant: equipment and capital outlay: $99K
- Maintenance of Plant: noninstructional salaries: $85K
- Operation of Plant: materials and supplies: $71K
- Operation of Plant: boces: $64K
- Maintenance of Plant: contractual: $30K
- Maintenance of Plant: materials and supplies: $21K
- Maintenance of Plant: equipment and capital outlay: $2,728
Insurance and benefits $3.9M
- Hospital, Medical and Dental Insurance: employee benefits: $3.9M
- Workers' Compensation: employee benefits: $38K
- Unallocated Insurance: contractual: $22K
- Disability Insurance: employee benefits: $1,649
Debt payments $2.3M
- Serial Bonds - School Construction: debt principal: $1.4M
- Serial Bonds - School Construction: debt interest: $390K
- Serial Bonds - Bus Purchases: debt principal: $223K
- Long Term Debt, Other (Specify): debt principal: $154K
- Serial Bonds - Bus Purchases: debt interest: $52K
- Installment Purchase Debt - Bus Purchases: debt principal: $50K
- Long Term Debt, Other (Specify): debt interest: $49K
- Leases: debt principal: $28K
- Installment Purchase Debt - Bus Purchases: debt interest: $1,352
- Leases: debt interest: $193
Vehicles and transportation $2.3M
- District Transportation Services: purchase of buses: $1.3M
- District Transportation Services: noninstructional salaries: $695K
- District Transportation Services: materials and supplies: $113K
- District Transportation Services: contractual: $79K
- District Transportation Services: equipment and capital outlay: $26K
- Summer Transportation Services Students with Disabilities: contractual: $22K
- District Transportation Services: boces: $15K
- Summer Transportation Services Students with Disabilities: noninstructional salaries: $13K
- Garage Building: contractual: $9,647
- Garage Building: materials and supplies: $6,569
Staff and payroll $1.5M
- Teacher Retirement: employee benefits: $627K
- Social Security: employee benefits: $584K
- State Retirement System: employee benefits: $299K
- Employee Benefits, Other (Specify): employee benefits: $36K
Other operations $1.1M
- BOCES Administrative Costs: boces: $385K
- Chief School Administrator: instructional salaries: $146K
- Other Custodial Activities: contractual: $127K
- Treasurer: noninstructional salaries: $108K
- Director of Finance: noninstructional salaries: $80K
- Chief School Administrator: noninstructional salaries: $64K
- Director of Finance: boces: $50K
- Legislative Board: boces: $40K
- Director of Finance: contractual: $21K
- Boces Capital Expenses: boces: $21K
Food $637K
- School Food Services: merchandise for resale: $272K
- School Food Services: noninstructional salaries: $230K
- Hospital, Medical and Dental Insurance: employee benefits: $64K
- School Food Services: materials and supplies: $20K
- Social Security: employee benefits: $18K
- State Retirement System: employee benefits: $13K
- School Food Services: equipment and capital outlay: $7,930
- Workers' Compensation: employee benefits: $5,962
- School Food Services: contractual: $4,742
- School Food Services: boces: $1,552
Technology and telecom $619K
- Central Data Processing: boces: $291K
- Computer Assisted Instruction: boces: $136K
- Computer Assisted Instruction: instructional salaries: $94K
- Computer Assisted Instruction: noninstructional salaries: $55K
- Computer Assisted Instruction: school library a/v loan program: $20K
- Computer Assisted Instruction: state-aided computer hardware - purchase: $19K
- Computer Assisted Instruction: contractual: $1,798
- Computer Assisted Instruction: materials and supplies: $1,241
Professional services $29K
- Auditor: contractual: $27K
- Law: contractual: $2,372
From Candor Central School District’s annual financial report to the Office of the New York State Comptroller (2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30), all funds. Categories group the state’s account codes: technology is data processing, phones, 911 and radio and computer instruction; transfers between the body’s own funds are left out. The Comptroller’s data ↗
Technology purchases (E-Rate)
| Year | What | Bought from | Price | Bids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fy2025_spectrum_wan (data transmission and/or internet access) 58 ethernet |
Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $579K | 3 contract to Jun 30, 2027 |
| 2025 | Fy2025_candor_vertiv_ccomsource_c2_250019680 (internal connections) 3 Other GXT5-2000LVRT2UXLN ups/ battery backup |
ComSource, Inc. | $19K | 3 contract to Jan 31, 2026 |
Networking, Wi-Fi and internet bought with the federal E-Rate program’s discounts; price before the discount. From the Universal Service Administrative Company ↗.
Figures are public records: the body’s own reports (marked by year) and other agencies’ records of what it bought or received. They aren’t added together. Something wrong? Tell us.