Here, you'll find answers to some of the most popular questions we've gotten. Click on your area of interest or scroll down to read everything. The New York Constitution mandates that ALL Lottery revenue be used in support of education in New York State. Each year the State Legislature adopts a formula in the State budget. Click here for money allocation to schools by county.
Lottery revenue is included in each school district's state aid allocation.
Each school district decides how it will use the state aid that it has been allocated. Click here for money allocation charts. Here is the revenue allocation for the current year. Lottery revenues are deposited directly in a Lottery Aid to Education Account from which checks are written directly to school districts in the fall of each year. Click here for money allocation to schools by county.