NARRAGANSETT â The Narragansett School System (NSS) last week proposed a $33.2 million FY 2022 budget, a spending plan that reflects pandemic recovery, staff and benefit increases, school enrollment and notable capital projects to improve filtration across the districtâs three schools.
While the proposed $33.2 million budget is an increase of about $975,000, or about 3 percent, over last yearâs spending total at the schools, NSS Superintendent Peter Cummings predicts the town appropriation to the schoolsâ budget would only increase by about $478,200, or 1.79 percent, this year, if the budget is approved as proposed. The school department funds its annual budgets with sources in addition to the townâs annual appropriation, including state aid and revenue.