TABLE 1: Changes in School Taxes in Districts Outside New York City With
10,000+ Students, 1996-97
(Districts ranked by increase in taxes per student)
| School district |
Change in Taxes Per Student, 1996-97 |
1997 Taxes Per Student |
1996 Taxes Per Student |
Change in State Aid
Per Student, 1996-97 |
1997 State Aid Per Student
|
1997 Current Operations Spending
Per
Student |
1997 Enrollment |
|
| NEWBURGH |
3.9% |
$3,484 |
$3,352 |
-2.8% |
$5,114 |
$8,771 |
11,695 |
| BUFFALO |
3.6% |
2,025 |
1,955 |
10.8% |
6,582 |
9,361 |
46,147 |
| SACHEM |
3.5% |
5,966 |
5,765 |
-3.0% |
4,817 |
10,126 |
14,499 |
| WILLIAMSVILLE |
3.0% |
6,780 |
6,584 |
0.7% |
2,033 |
8,179 |
10,618 |
| MIDDLE COUNTRY |
2.6% |
5,033 |
4,904 |
-1.1% |
5,541 |
9,842 |
10,350 |
| GREECE |
1.6% |
4,388 |
4,317 |
-0.3% |
3,173 |
7,364 |
14,299 |
| BRENTWOOD |
-1.6% |
5,486 |
5,575 |
3.4% |
5,410 |
10,509 |
13,528 |
| ROCHESTER |
-2.0% |
3,418 |
3,487 |
0.8% |
5,727 |
9,392 |
36,860 |
| YONKERS |
-5.9% |
6,081 |
6,461 |
-1.8% |
3,871 |
10,296 |
22,751 |
| WAPPINGERS |
-6.1% |
5,547 |
5,910 |
1.6% |
2,777 |
7,844 |
11,328 |
| SYRACUSE |
-9.1% |
2,057 |
2,264 |
4.2% |
6,191 |
9,077 |
22,949 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All Districts Outside NYC |
3.5% |
$5,707 |
$5,512 |
0.2% |
$3,870 |
$8,976 |
1,732,836 |
|
