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TABLE 1: School Tax Increases in Districts Outside New York City With
10,000+ Students, 1985-95
(Districts ranked by increase in taxes per student)
| School District |
Increase in
Taxes Per
Student,
1985-95 |
Increase in
Total Tax
Collections,
1985-95 |
1995 Taxes
Per
Student |
1985 Taxes
Per
Student |
Increase in
state aid
per
student,
1985-95 |
1995
State Aid
per student |
1995
Enrollment |
Enrollment
change,
1985-95 |
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| SACHEM* |
213.7% |
141.2% |
$5,355 |
$1,707 |
75.9% |
$4,732 |
14,358 |
-23.1% |
| BRENTWOOD |
180.6% |
165.1% |
5,416 |
1,930 |
48.9% |
5,217 |
12,596 |
-5.5% |
| MIDDLE COUNTRY* |
163.5% |
122.0% |
5,072 |
1,925 |
82.4% |
5,681 |
10,152 |
-15.7% |
| WAPPINGERS |
140.4% |
117.3% |
5,250 |
2,184 |
41.6% |
2,809 |
11,132 |
-9.6% |
| WILLIAMSVILLE |
121.0% |
167.1% |
6,256 |
2,831 |
20.0% |
2,094 |
10,492 |
20.9% |
| NEWBURGH |
78.2% |
98.5% |
3,220 |
1,807 |
65.4% |
4,927 |
11,228 |
11.4% |
| YONKERS |
53.2% |
69.9% |
6,593 |
4,303 |
195.1% |
4,014 |
20,987 |
10.9% |
| ROCHESTER |
49.1% |
58.7% |
3,617 |
2,427 |
170.3% |
5,832 |
34,881 |
6.5% |
| GREECE |
33.3% |
70.0% |
4,445 |
3,334 |
106.3% |
3,044 |
13,749 |
27.5% |
| SYRACUSE |
20.5% |
28.9% |
2,549 |
2,116 |
151.6% |
5,801 |
22,680 |
7.0% |
| BUFFALO |
8.0% |
10.3% |
1,855 |
1,718 |
148.6% |
6,596 |
45,454 |
2.1% |
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| All districts outside NYC |
98.1% |
100.5% |
$5,387 |
$2,719 |
74.3% |
$3,866 |
1,702,931 |
1.2% |
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*Districts with percentage enrollment change in boldface italics had
relatively large enrollment declines. Large changes in enrollment make
changes in per-student figures larger than if enrollment had held constant. |
Inflation during period: 35%
Notes to school tax tables
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