TABLE 3: Largest Tax Reductions Among School Districts Outside New York City With
2,500-9,999 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 |
|
| LAKELAND |
-8.3% |
6,620 |
7,223 |
-6.2% |
3,303 |
10,189 |
5,846 |
| AMSTERDAM |
-6.3% |
3,462 |
3,695 |
10.4% |
4,965 |
8,274 |
3,602 |
| ISLIP |
-5.4% |
7,231 |
7,643 |
1.9% |
3,797 |
9,718 |
3,111 |
| NIAGARA FALLS |
-5.0% |
3,253 |
3,426 |
-2.8% |
5,976 |
8,644 |
9,075 |
| QUEENSBURY |
-4.6% |
3,344 |
3,505 |
-3.8% |
3,128 |
5,989 |
3,625 |
| HEMPSTEAD |
-3.8% |
6,449 |
6,703 |
-17.3% |
4,149 |
10,278 |
6,252 |
| CENTRAL ISLIP |
-3.2% |
6,596 |
6,817 |
0.0% |
6,362 |
12,395 |
5,427 |
| BELLMORE-MERRICK |
-2.7% |
9,386 |
9,642 |
5.4% |
2,748 |
10,909 |
4,832 |
| NORTH BABLYON |
-2.6% |
5,656 |
5,808 |
2.8% |
4,913 |
9,545 |
4,676 |
| BROOKHAVEN-COMSEWOGUE |
-2.6% |
6,091 |
6,252 |
-2.1% |
5,538 |
10,064 |
3,398 |
| NORTH SYRACUSE |
-2.3% |
3,687 |
3,772 |
-1.6% |
3,919 |
7,839 |
9,861 |
| WANTAGH |
-2.2% |
8,854 |
9,052 |
1.7% |
2,167 |
10,608 |
2,925 |
| CLARENCE |
-2.2% |
5,523 |
5,645 |
-3.3% |
2,580 |
7,164 |
4,015 |
| MAMARONECK |
-2.1% |
11,894 |
12,149 |
4.5% |
1,066 |
12,929 |
4,198 |
| HARBORFIELDS |
-2.1% |
9,140 |
9,334 |
-1.4% |
2,221 |
10,597 |
2,779 |
| LYNBROOK |
-2.1% |
10,012 |
10,223 |
-5.4% |
1,110 |
11,026 |
2,760 |
| JAMESTOWN |
-1.9% |
2,073 |
2,114 |
1.6% |
4,856 |
7,140 |
5,782 |
| POUGHKEEPSIE |
-1.8% |
3,671 |
3,740 |
1.7% |
6,761 |
9,790 |
4,051 |
| EAST ISLIP |
-1.8% |
7,304 |
7,439 |
7.2% |
4,456 |
11,273 |
4,629 |
| PLAINEDGE |
-1.8% |
8,762 |
8,919 |
-3.8% |
2,422 |
10,311 |
3,043 |
| SCHENECTADY |
-1.7% |
3,977 |
4,046 |
0.0% |
4,543 |
8,561 |
8,284 |
| LONGWOOD |
-1.3% |
5,761 |
5,839 |
0.2% |
4,690 |
9,765 |
9,528 |
| WALLKILL |
-1.2% |
4,146 |
4,197 |
-2.6% |
4,485 |
7,789 |
3,374 |
| MASSAPEQUA |
-1.2% |
8,470 |
8,574 |
-4.5% |
2,088 |
9,982 |
7,038 |
| OSWEGO |
-1.2% |
8,289 |
8,386 |
1.5% |
876 |
8,595 |
5,370 |
| |
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| All districts outside NYC |
3.5% |
$5,707 |
$5,512 |
0.2% |
$3,870 |
$8,976 |
1,732,836 |
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