TABLE 5: Largest Tax Decreases Among School Districts Outside New York City With 1,000-2,499 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 |
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| CHAUTAUQUA LAKE |
-35.7% |
$6,264 |
$9,747 |
121.0% |
$3,854 |
$9,526 |
1,055 |
| HORNELL |
-8.8% |
1,458 |
1,599 |
-4.4% |
5,823 |
6,621 |
2,302 |
| FONDA-FULTONVILLE |
-7.2% |
2,023 |
2,181 |
5.4% |
5,610 |
7,643 |
1,713 |
| UNADILLA VALLEY |
-5.4% |
2,193 |
2,319 |
19.7% |
6,866 |
7,603 |
1,069 |
| DUNKIRK |
-5.2% |
4,228 |
4,461 |
0.4% |
4,863 |
8,760 |
2,330 |
| CAIRO-DURHAM |
-4.3% |
3,695 |
3,863 |
6.7% |
3,959 |
7,003 |
1,701 |
| BELLMORE |
-4.2% |
9,396 |
9,813 |
-22.1% |
1,649 |
10,828 |
1,136 |
| ARDSLEY |
-3.7% |
10,230 |
10,621 |
1.5% |
1,474 |
11,543 |
1,825 |
| LYONS |
-3.5% |
2,488 |
2,579 |
-8.4% |
5,066 |
6,950 |
1,265 |
| SEAFORD |
-3.5% |
8,777 |
9,093 |
1.4% |
2,368 |
10,616 |
2,450 |
| WHEATLAND-CHILI |
-3.4% |
5,270 |
5,453 |
4.3% |
4,127 |
7,572 |
1,077 |
| HERKIMER |
-2.6% |
2,827 |
2,901 |
0.7% |
4,272 |
5,832 |
1,458 |
| CAMBRIDGE |
-2.3% |
2,884 |
2,953 |
5.1% |
4,534 |
7,178 |
1,200 |
| PLEASANTVILLE |
-2.2% |
8,670 |
8,862 |
14.7% |
1,352 |
9,478 |
1,532 |
| BATH |
-2.0% |
1,579 |
1,611 |
-2.7% |
5,034 |
6,225 |
2,179 |
| NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT |
-1.9% |
3,072 |
3,133 |
1.0% |
5,513 |
7,259 |
1,929 |
| CHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN |
-1.9% |
5,574 |
5,683 |
14.8% |
3,836 |
8,288 |
1,403 |
| NEWFANE |
-1.7% |
3,087 |
3,140 |
-2.9% |
4,745 |
7,078 |
2,047 |
| CLYDE-SAVANNAH |
-1.6% |
2,448 |
2,487 |
10.6% |
7,033 |
7,748 |
1,129 |
| AUSABLE VALLEY |
-1.5% |
2,958 |
3,003 |
-23.3% |
5,303 |
7,886 |
1,601 |
| SOUTH SENECA |
-1.4% |
2,720 |
2,758 |
27.6% |
5,920 |
7,149 |
1,159 |
| MORRISVILLE-EATON |
-1.4% |
2,154 |
2,184 |
7.6% |
5,583 |
5,958 |
1,120 |
| VALLEY STREAM THIRTY |
-1.4% |
9,167 |
9,293 |
-1.3% |
1,257 |
9,988 |
1,319 |
| VALHALLA |
-1.3% |
11,660 |
11,816 |
-8.4% |
1,431 |
11,419 |
1,141 |
| SPACKENKILL |
-1.1% |
8,605 |
8,701 |
11.0% |
1,587 |
9,036 |
1,695 |
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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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