Table 2: Largest Tax Increases Among School Districts Outside New York City With 2,500-9,999 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

CENTRAL SQUARE	206.2%	231.8%	$2,184	$713	90.4%	$5,157	4,801	8.4%
VICTOR	198.1%	217.8%	4,918	1,650	84.9%	3,443	2,904	6.6%
SOUTH COUNTRY*	194.5%	158.4%	5,075	1,723	122.2%	6,545	4,532	*-12.3%*
SARATOGA SPRINGS	177.6%	202.6%	4,859	1,750	62.1%	3,365	6,949	9.0%
HAUPPAUGE*	176.8%	97.6%	10,212	3,689	15.8%	2,498	3,396	*-28.6%*
SHENENDEHOWA	175.0%	209.3%	5,101	1,855	43.3%	2,826	8,847	12.5%
PHOENIX	174.0%	171.2%	2,265	827	114.0%	5,880	2,689	-1.0%
CAMDEN	170.7%	193.1%	1,957	723	86.3%	5,053	2,963	8.3%
WEST SENECA*	169.8%	121.7%	4,425	1,640	61.9%	3,407	7,748	*-17.8%*
LONG BEACH	168.6%	157.4%	8,996	3,349	25.4%	3,581	4,296	-4.2%
VALLEY	168.2%	202.5%	3,254	1,213	54.8%	3,722	4,650	12.8%
CONNETQUOT*	166.5%	109.1%	7,628	2,862	42.3%	4,169	6,495	*-21.5%*
DEPEW*	161.4%	104.1%	4,409	1,687	79.5%	4,622	2,615	*-21.9%*
CANANDAIGUA	160.8%	193.9%	3,738	1,433	157.8%	4,526	4,235	12.7%
BROOKHAVEN-COMSEWO	159.6%	97.5%	6,419	2,472	88.1%	5,858	3,233	*-23.9%*
WASHINGTONVILLE	155.0%	216.1%	3,698	1,450	43.1%	3,748	4,538	24.0%
LIVERPOOL	154.6%	130.9%	4,587	1,801	70.0%	3,624	9,469	-9.3%
TROY*	154.6%	123.0%	3,777	1,484	112.0%	5,751	4,991	*-12.4%*
KINGSTON	154.2%	149.1%	5,662	2,227	39.2%	3,434	7,569	-2.0%
MIDDLETOWN	153.4%	162.3%	4,210	1,662	77.7%	4,898	5,612	3.5%
SOUTH GLENS FALLS	149.8%	159.9%	3,215	1,287	55.5%	4,305	2,922	4.0%
CENTRAL ISLIP	148.7%	129.0%	6,323	2,542	61.9%	6,038	5,213	-7.9%
CORNWALL	147.5%	156.7%	4,935	1,994	28.6%	2,403	2,511	3.7%
MEXICO	144.8%	163.1%	1,731	707	70.2%	5,624	2,815	7.5%
PERU	144.3%	141.5%	1,641	672	88.9%	5,388	2,752	-1.1%
All districts outside NYC	98.1%	100.5%	$5,387	$2,719	74.3%	$3,866	1,702,931	1.2%
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 remained constant.

Inflation during period: 35%

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Table 2: Largest Tax Increases Among School Districts Outside New York City With 2,500-9,999 Students, 1985-95 (Districts ranked by increase in taxes per student)

Table 2: Largest Tax Increases Among School Districts Outside New York City With 2,500-9,999 Students, 1985-95
(Districts ranked by increase in taxes per student)