TABLE 7: Largest Tax Decreases Among School Districts Outside New York City With
250-999 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 |
|
| ODESSA-MONTOUR |
-27.1% |
$1,489 |
$2,043 |
1.1% |
$6,924 |
$6,576 |
973 |
| AVOCA |
-15.4% |
1,908 |
2,256 |
2.9% |
5,670 |
6,869 |
714 |
| LITTLE VALLEY |
-7.7% |
2,170 |
2,352 |
-6.1% |
5,393 |
6,411 |
508 |
| GREEN ISLAND |
-6.7% |
5,359 |
5,741 |
5.9% |
3,906 |
9,950 |
280 |
| ARKPORT |
-5.7% |
2,376 |
2,520 |
-2.4% |
4,572 |
5,785 |
600 |
| OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH |
-5.5% |
2,404 |
2,544 |
86.5% |
12,496 |
7,414 |
529 |
| MONTAUK |
-5.4% |
16,408 |
17,338 |
-11.0% |
772 |
16,135 |
363 |
| FORT ANN |
-5.0% |
3,477 |
3,660 |
5.3% |
5,103 |
8,050 |
608 |
| JEFFERSONVILLE-YOUNGSVILLE |
-4.4% |
5,272 |
5,516 |
-7.7% |
4,615 |
8,901 |
881 |
| HANCOCK |
-4.4% |
3,683 |
3,851 |
-4.6% |
5,454 |
8,446 |
645 |
| LYME |
-4.3% |
3,709 |
3,876 |
1.7% |
4,250 |
6,621 |
436 |
| ELMSFORD |
-4.1% |
15,855 |
16,533 |
-5.4% |
1,481 |
16,090 |
720 |
| FORT EDWARD |
-3.7% |
2,601 |
2,702 |
-0.2% |
7,234 |
8,305 |
584 |
| ARGYLE |
-3.2% |
2,510 |
2,594 |
-2.6% |
4,676 |
5,974 |
796 |
| RICHFIELD SPRINGS |
-2.9% |
2,639 |
2,717 |
2.7% |
4,608 |
6,730 |
802 |
| ANDOVER |
-2.7% |
2,714 |
2,790 |
-4.8% |
5,724 |
7,031 |
461 |
| CHATEAUGAY |
-2.1% |
2,439 |
2,492 |
-4.5% |
6,139 |
6,983 |
675 |
| COLTON-PIERREPONT |
-2.0% |
6,991 |
7,135 |
3.1% |
3,415 |
8,787 |
474 |
| POCANTICO HILLS |
-1.9% |
25,738 |
26,241 |
14.1% |
7,967 |
30,163 |
321 |
| POLAND |
-1.7% |
4,633 |
4,712 |
-5.5% |
3,705 |
8,131 |
786 |
| GARRISON |
-1.6% |
12,923 |
13,134 |
0.8% |
1,626 |
13,570 |
280 |
| HARTFORD |
-1.5% |
2,471 |
2,508 |
-10.7% |
5,402 |
7,415 |
604 |
| REMSEN |
-1.4% |
3,112 |
3,157 |
3.1% |
5,317 |
7,493 |
710 |
| GERMANTOWN |
-1.4% |
4,668 |
4,732 |
-3.8% |
3,454 |
7,576 |
833 |
| ELDRED |
-1.3% |
5,803 |
5,880 |
-3.0% |
2,737 |
7,651 |
779 |
| |
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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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