Holley school district approves tax warrant, with rates ranging from $16.97 to $26.56

HOLLEY – The Holley Board of Education has approved the tax warrant which sets varying tax rates for the towns in the school district.

The rates vary from a low of $16.97 in Clarkson to $26.56 in Albion. The rates vary depending on the equalization rate, or how close the property assessments are to full market value.

In the Holley school district, only Clarkson is at full market value with a 100 percent equalization rate.

Holley will collect $7,835,466 in school taxes and $200,815 in library taxes. The school taxes are up by 1.49 percent or by $115,034 the $7,720,432 in 2022-23.

The district includes the towns of Clarendon, Murray, Albion and Barre in Orleans County, and the Clarkson in Monroe County.

Here are the rates per town for the district:

• Albion – $26.56 rate ($26.17 in 2022-23), total assessment in HCS at $59,000, equalization rate – 74 percent.

• Barre – $18.94 rate ($18.78 in 2022-23), total assessment in HCS at $1,733,467, equalization rate – 90 percent

• Clarendon – $18.88 rate ($18.81 in 2022-23), total assessment in HCS at $200,403,434, equalization rate – 90 percent

• Murray – $24.27 rate ($24.11 in 2022-23), total assessment in HCS at $162,871,748, equalization rate – 70 percent

• Clarkson – $16.97 rate ($21.85 in 2022-23), total assessment in HCS at $3,786,845, equalization rate – 100 percent

Total assessed value is $368,846,994. However, when adjusted for the equalization rate, the full value is $461,137,057. The overall tax rate at $21.24, compared to $21.19 in 2022-23.