VERNON — Vernon voters approved a trimmed-down $4.35 million fiscal year 2015 school budget by just 28 votes.
The 158 to 130 vote in favor of a smaller school budget took place by special Australian ballot on Tuesday.
The revised budget required a second vote after residents rejected the budget during the Annual Town Meeting in March.
School Board members told a small audience at an informational meeting last month that they had reduced the budget by $50,732.
The town school budget includes funding for Vernon Elementary School, early education, and tuition for secondary education.