WAYNE — Voters today overwhelmingly ratified earlier approval of the school budgets for both the elementary school and the Maranacook Community School District middle and high schools.

The vote today was 78-11 for Wayne Elementary School's budget and 82-7 for Wayne's portion of the middle and high schools.

The budgets take effect for the 2008-2009 school year.

The elementary budget totals $733,000, which represents a $19,000 — or 2.5 percent — cut from the school's current budget. The budget for the middle and high schools totals $10.3 million, a drop of $390,000, or 3.7 percent, from the schools' budget this school year.

Voting took place at the Ladd Recreation Center.