School Tax Watch
New York State School District Tax and Spending Proposals, 2001-02 School Year Over 2000-01 Year
Data: New York State Education Department
Analysis by The Public Policy Institute of New York State (www.ppinys.org)
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Taxes Spending Total Total Projected Taxes Per Total Spending Per Total
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 Per Student, Per Student, Spending, Tax Levy, Enrollment, Student, Tax Levy, Student, Spending, 2000-01
School District
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Enrollment
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Albany County
ALBANY 0.6% 3.4% 1.3% 7,128 11,664 120,638,597 73,720,000 10,343 7,088 72,392,730 11,280 115,199,929 10,213
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO 11.2% 8.0% -2.3% 5,354 12,066 14,129,418 6,269,383 1,171 4,816 5,769,949 11,170 13,381,514 1,198
BETHLEHEM 4.2% 5.0% 1.1% 7,622 10,233 50,326,151 37,485,974 4,918 7,312 35,578,743 9,746 47,425,721 4,866
COHOES 2.3% 4.9% -0.9% 4,626 12,803 26,437,526 9,552,274 2,065 4,523 9,420,389 12,204 25,420,669 2,083
GREEN ISLAND -12.6% 1.8% 1.6% 5,005 11,118 3,446,514 1,551,547 310 5,729 1,747,307 10,918 3,329,937 305
GUILDERLAND 6.4% 4.6% -0.2% 7,165 10,881 61,563,224 40,538,769 5,658 6,736 38,177,014 10,398 58,933,454 5,668
MENANDS 5.3% 3.6% 0.9% 18,163 20,182 4,783,094 4,304,560 237 17,256 4,055,193 19,472 4,575,827 235
NORTH COLONIE 3.8% 4.1% 0.9% 7,211 9,824 54,750,000 40,185,000 5,573 6,948 38,385,000 9,434 52,123,000 5,525
RAVENA COEYMANS 6.2% 10.4% 0.8% 8,047 13,702 32,199,155 18,910,000 2,350 7,577 17,670,000 12,407 28,934,262 2,332
SOUTH COLONIE 3.3% 3.9% 0.1% 7,291 10,507 60,900,276 42,261,097 5,796 7,057 40,869,528 10,115 58,574,262 5,791
VOORHEESVILLE 7.0% 16.0% -0.4% 7,416 12,398 16,191,980 9,685,553 1,306 6,934 9,090,750 10,691 14,016,548 1,311
WATERVLIET 4.1% 7.4% -1.5% 3,330 10,475 15,304,521 4,865,426 1,461 3,199 4,743,734 9,750 14,458,731 1,483
Allegany County
ALFRED ALMOND 7.4% 3.4% 0.0% 4,356 10,785 8,088,577 3,266,843 750 4,057 3,042,856 10,430 7,822,609 750
BOLIVAR-RICHBURG 25.4% 5.3% -4.3% 1,205 13,159 13,448,084 1,231,531 1,022 961 1,026,276 12,495 13,344,845 1,068
CANASERAGA 10.2% 25.1% -4.6% 3,616 15,011 4,998,824 1,204,079 333 3,281 1,145,075 11,998 4,187,135 349
CUBA-RUSHFORD 12.0% 4.6% 0.0% 2,612 12,490 15,075,875 3,152,704 1,207 2,332 2,814,914 11,940 14,411,434 1,207
FILLMORE 1.5% 2.1% 2.0% 2,137 11,710 8,958,241 1,634,755 765 2,105 1,578,811 11,466 8,599,290 750
FRIENDSHIP 4.9% 12.9% -1.3% 2,062 15,222 5,723,635 775,218 376 1,966 749,003 13,478 5,135,149 381
GENESEE VALLEY 3.6% 2.7% 0.4% 1,795 11,842 9,189,699 1,393,104 776 1,733 1,339,781 11,526 8,909,338 773
SCIO 3.0% 5.6% 0.0% 2,452 15,429 7,868,899 1,250,435 510 2,380 1,214,015 14,605 7,448,507 510
WELLSVILLE 11.3% 3.9% -2.4% 3,340 10,239 15,757,342 5,140,662 1,539 3,001 4,732,200 9,852 15,536,164 1,577
WHITESVILLE 6.8% 9.4% 1.6% 2,727 13,536 4,331,362 872,678 320 2,553 804,318 12,369 3,896,237 315
Broome County
BINGHAMTON 0.2% 3.8% 0.9% 4,137 9,587 59,508,074 25,678,859 6,207 4,131 25,402,919 9,236 56,803,404 6,150
CHENANGO FORKS 6.8% 5.0% -2.9% 3,483 11,720 22,091,436 6,565,487 1,885 3,262 6,334,592 11,158 21,669,324 1,942
HARPURSVILLE 7.8% 6.7% -4.0% 2,041 8,937 10,723,963 2,448,963 1,200 1,894 2,366,986 8,373 10,465,663 1,250
JOHNSONCITY 7.1% 6.7% -2.1% 6,226 10,816 28,251,514 16,261,251 2,612 5,814 15,506,298 10,137 27,035,397 2,667
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY 4.9% 6.9% 0.0% 4,682 10,350 29,198,045 13,209,116 2,821 4,464 12,592,103 9,679 27,303,504 2,821
WHITNEY POINT 3.2% 2.7% 1.5% 1,645 9,549 19,841,998 3,418,841 2,078 1,594 3,265,368 9,301 19,048,060 2,048
WINDSOR 10.3% 8.5% -0.7% 3,387 10,667 21,866,600 6,943,857 2,050 3,070 6,339,494 9,832 20,302,832 2,065
Cattaraugus County
ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE 7.4% 4.9% -2.2% 2,103 9,321 14,448,140 3,259,730 1,550 1,959 3,104,710 8,883 14,079,550 1,585
CATTARAUGUS 2.3% 9.3% -2.3% 2,862 12,459 15,946,970 3,663,640 1,280 2,797 3,663,640 11,399 14,932,545 1,310
ELLICOTTVILLE 14.7% 4.1% 0.8% 6,428 11,077 8,197,042 4,756,462 740 5,604 4,113,692 10,636 7,806,907 734
FRANKLINVILLE 4.1% -0.8% 5.7% 2,244 12,013 13,214,783 2,468,003 1,100 2,155 2,243,874 12,108 12,604,691 1,041
GOWANDA 5.0% 18.6% -0.1% 2,189 12,559 18,335,825 3,195,649 1,460 2,084 3,045,142 10,591 15,473,877 1,461
HINSDALE 10.0% 11.1% -5.5% 2,137 13,091 7,147,754 1,166,756 546 1,943 1,122,976 11,786 6,812,031 578
PORTVILLE 4.3% 28.7% 0.6% 1,740 11,685 14,570,983 2,170,176 1,247 1,668 2,068,824 9,079 11,258,369 1,240
RANDOLPH -0.2% -2.6% 2.2% 3,504 15,782 16,523,671 3,668,662 1,047 3,512 3,596,727 16,198 16,586,349 1,024
SALAMANCA 7.0% 6.4% -0.4% 1,293 10,571 16,764,817 2,051,383 1,586 1,209 1,925,787 9,936 15,828,318 1,593
WEST VALLEY 13.4% 7.5% -0.8% 2,603 12,665 6,535,335 1,343,229 516 2,295 1,193,229 11,784 6,127,495 520
YORKSHIRE-PIONEER 1.1% 4.4% -0.1% 2,135 10,926 35,585,421 6,952,138 3,257 2,111 6,885,196 10,462 34,115,867 3,261
Cayuga County
AUBURN 10.1% 12.0% 0.2% 3,683 10,850 53,004,219 17,993,069 4,885 3,344 16,305,950 9,689 47,242,845 4,876
CATO MERIDIAN 21.5% 4.9% 0.0% 2,550 9,391 12,640,290 3,432,557 1,346 2,099 2,825,523 8,954 12,051,433 1,346
MORAVIA 8.5% 2.8% -1.4% 2,715 9,666 12,768,885 3,587,068 1,321 2,502 3,352,400 9,400 12,596,326 1,340
PORT BYRON 15.0% 4.9% -1.2% 2,882 10,644 12,900,228 3,492,764 1,212 2,507 3,075,979 10,151 12,455,100 1,227
SOUTHERN CAYUGA 6.0% 4.1% -0.2% 3,187 10,596 12,926,926 3,888,009 1,220 3,006 3,672,953 10,183 12,443,732 1,222
UNION SPRINGS 3.7% 3.7% 0.0% 4,758 11,022 13,226,628 5,709,546 1,200 4,589 5,507,100 10,630 12,756,061 1,200
WEEDSPORT 4.8% 3.0% 0.9% 3,610 11,896 12,669,104 3,844,588 1,065 3,446 3,635,544 11,554 12,189,063 1,055
Chautauqua County
BEMUS POINT -1.8% 2.1% 4.4% 4,573 9,636 9,202,840 4,367,300 955 4,656 4,260,000 9,434 8,632,140 915
BROCTON 13.4% 0.6% 4.3% 3,201 12,140 9,675,521 2,550,815 797 2,822 2,155,961 12,070 9,221,485 764
CASSADAGA VALLEY 3.3% 5.4% 0.2% 2,432 11,302 15,880,000 3,417,202 1,405 2,355 3,301,645 10,722 15,031,923 1,402
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE 3.5% 0.8% 2.2% 6,779 20,749 23,861,621 7,796,244 1,150 6,548 7,366,683 20,581 23,153,900 1,125
CLYMER 5.8% 4.7% -1.5% 4,508 12,974 6,707,594 2,330,841 517 4,260 2,236,612 12,396 6,508,062 525
DUNKIRK 11.7% 7.1% -1.5% 5,801 13,156 29,126,691 12,842,406 2,214 5,192 11,671,280 12,284 27,613,815 2,248
FALCONER 10.4% 28.7% 0.0% 2,779 11,907 17,681,431 4,127,492 1,485 2,518 3,739,614 9,248 13,733,511 1,485
FORESTVILLE 6.3% 4.9% 0.0% 3,353 10,770 7,183,522 2,236,294 667 3,153 2,103,370 10,266 6,847,715 667
FREDONIA 10.9% 24.8% -2.4% 4,090 11,186 22,092,122 8,078,158 1,975 3,688 7,464,136 8,964 18,142,549 2,024
FREWSBURG 7.1% 6.5% -1.2% 2,893 10,936 11,395,422 3,014,900 1,042 2,702 2,850,351 10,269 10,833,967 1,055
JAMESTOWN 0.3% -9.1% -0.3% 1,641 11,301 59,192,996 8,595,578 5,238 1,636 8,595,578 12,430 65,304,920 5,254
PANAMA -0.7% -11.4% -3.4% 2,292 11,890 10,106,140 1,948,586 850 2,309 2,031,854 13,421 11,810,451 880
PINE VALLEY 7.1% 25.3% -3.8% 2,568 13,157 11,407,242 2,226,413 867 2,399 2,161,320 10,501 9,461,804 901
RIPLEY 0.0% 4.0% 0.0% 3,374 13,524 5,747,635 1,434,044 425 3,374 1,434,044 13,004 5,526,571 425
SHERMAN 4.3% 2.2% 0.0% 2,714 11,819 6,653,828 1,528,238 563 2,604 1,465,890 11,568 6,512,573 563
SILVER CREEK 9.9% 8.2% -2.5% 3,030 11,336 14,737,035 3,939,245 1,300 2,758 3,679,134 10,472 13,970,131 1,334
SOUTHWESTERN 5.6% 5.3% 0.4% 4,648 10,906 20,046,000 8,543,063 1,838 4,402 8,059,494 10,354 18,958,600 1,831
WESTFIELD 4.6% 5.5% 0.2% 4,058 11,500 12,086,208 4,265,149 1,051 3,878 4,068,454 10,901 11,435,673 1,049
Chemung County
ELMIRA 5.0% 5.9% -2.0% 2,737 10,498 82,715,055 21,562,442 7,879 2,607 20,954,024 9,915 79,703,533 8,039
ELMIRA HEIGHTS 13.1% 6.3% 2.3% 3,712 10,501 13,189,269 4,662,568 1,256 3,282 4,030,781 9,880 12,133,218 1,228
HORSEHEADS 2.9% 6.1% 0.0% 4,083 10,046 45,247,896 18,390,032 4,504 3,967 17,867,748 9,470 42,651,686 4,504
Chenango County
AFTON 4.9% 3.3% 0.0% 3,305 12,365 9,595,551 2,564,849 776 3,152 2,445,975 11,967 9,286,331 776
BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD 4.2% 17.6% 0.7% 3,008 11,218 11,947,488 3,203,576 1,065 2,886 3,052,962 9,535 10,088,428 1,058
GREENE 5.8% 4.4% 0.1% 3,055 10,557 15,149,404 4,384,256 1,435 2,887 4,140,112 10,115 14,505,582 1,434
GEORGETOWN-SO. OTSELIC 10.9% 6.2% -2.4% 3,756 14,402 7,042,455 1,836,701 489 3,388 1,697,343 13,559 6,792,849 501
NORWICH 1.9% 11.0% 1.6% 3,373 11,232 25,552,982 7,673,975 2,275 3,311 7,415,922 10,120 22,668,460 2,240
OXFORD 3.2% 15.7% 1.8% 2,790 12,321 12,863,270 2,913,185 1,044 2,704 2,774,632 10,651 10,927,981 1,026
SHERBURNE EARLVILLE 2.3% 3.6% 1.4% 2,437 9,168 17,190,646 4,569,643 1,875 2,381 4,405,408 8,852 16,377,094 1,850
UNADILLA VALLEY 8.9% 16.2% -3.6% 2,332 14,673 15,171,402 2,410,956 1,034 2,141 2,297,008 12,632 13,554,354 1,073
Clinton County
AUSABLE VALLEY 17.4% 4.7% -1.5% 3,908 10,169 15,080,185 5,795,944 1,483 3,330 5,014,260 9,712 14,625,941 1,506
BEEKMANTOWN 6.8% -0.2% 1.0% 4,388 11,369 24,989,189 9,643,842 2,198 4,109 8,946,148 11,393 24,801,691 2,177
CHAZY 13.9% 21.0% 0.0% 4,689 12,144 7,043,550 2,719,771 580 4,117 2,387,976 10,036 5,820,654 580
NORTHEASTERN 11.8% 6.1% -1.6% 4,073 11,582 18,693,842 6,573,913 1,614 3,643 5,973,821 10,919 17,907,859 1,640
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK 2.6% 16.2% -2.5% 2,232 11,187 13,301,794 2,654,187 1,189 2,176 2,652,824 9,624 11,731,703 1,219
PERU 4.9% 4.0% 0.0% 3,200 12,329 27,925,694 7,248,620 2,265 3,051 6,910,545 11,855 26,850,896 2,265
PLATTSBURGH 7.0% 10.9% -2.1% 5,479 13,611 28,568,697 11,499,697 2,099 5,120 10,982,609 12,275 26,330,609 2,145
SARANAC 7.9% 8.1% 0.8% 3,434 11,742 23,249,565 6,799,990 1,980 3,182 6,252,212 10,867 21,353,350 1,965
Columbia County
CHATHAM 6.1% 6.2% -2.2% 6,964 11,663 17,774,444 10,613,083 1,524 6,564 10,226,301 10,982 17,110,079 1,558
COPAKE-TACONIC 3.0% -0.4% 0.0% 7,580 13,910 25,900,944 14,113,412 1,862 7,362 13,707,469 13,960 25,993,903 1,862
HUDSON 5.2% -2.4% 0.0% 5,019 11,376 27,462,366 12,116,719 2,414 4,771 11,517,794 11,651 28,126,700 2,414
KINDERHOOK 4.9% 4.9% 0.0% 4,508 10,476 25,184,204 10,836,366 2,404 4,298 10,332,106 9,988 24,010,578 2,404
NEW LEBANON 3.2% 17.2% 0.3% 8,636 14,532 9,445,724 5,613,097 650 8,365 5,420,241 12,400 8,035,107 648
Cortland County
CINCINNATUS 0.3% -1.3% 1.7% 2,210 12,439 9,142,970 1,624,142 735 2,203 1,593,077 12,603 9,111,864 723
CORTLAND 2.7% 3.3% 0.9% 3,331 10,709 30,948,251 9,627,995 2,890 3,243 9,283,325 10,367 29,682,084 2,863
HOMER 8.6% 4.5% 0.3% 3,488 9,461 23,594,995 8,698,930 2,494 3,212 7,985,935 9,053 22,505,500 2,486
MARATHON 7.3% 7.5% -1.3% 2,285 11,064 11,860,440 2,449,209 1,072 2,129 2,312,485 10,291 11,176,370 1,086
MCGRAW 8.7% 4.0% -3.3% 2,610 11,448 7,681,507 1,751,331 671 2,400 1,665,924 11,006 7,638,415 694
Delaware County
DELHI 54.6% 12.3% -3.3% 5,210 11,373 13,204,175 6,048,391 1,161 3,369 4,046,000 10,127 12,163,055 1,201
DOWNSVILLE 7.5% 7.0% -0.9% 13,948 16,380 5,552,759 4,728,393 339 12,973 4,436,646 15,312 5,236,855 342
FRANKLIN 1.4% 1.7% 1.7% 4,366 12,318 4,434,624 1,571,703 360 4,305 1,524,029 12,115 4,288,837 354
HANCOCK 12.5% 6.9% -1.8% 5,474 14,491 7,970,323 3,010,448 550 4,864 2,723,731 13,559 7,592,889 560
MARGARETVILLE 16.5% 36.7% -0.9% 7,641 14,181 7,827,929 4,217,800 552 6,557 3,652,015 10,374 5,778,300 557
ROXBURY 2.6% 3.6% 0.0% 10,147 17,761 6,358,403 3,632,608 358 9,886 3,539,011 17,136 6,134,648 358
S. KORTRIGHT 6.6% 8.2% -1.6% 6,122 13,927 5,292,162 2,326,540 380 5,741 2,216,000 12,876 4,970,262 386
SIDNEY 2.4% 24.2% 0.6% 3,572 14,771 22,215,659 5,372,116 1,504 3,489 5,216,660 11,889 17,773,486 1,495
STAMFORD 5.0% 6.4% -1.1% 4,807 11,860 5,574,079 2,259,117 470 4,578 2,174,445 11,144 5,293,572 475
WALTON 3.9% 12.3% -0.9% 2,915 11,272 13,605,287 3,518,979 1,207 2,807 3,418,808 10,040 12,228,793 1,218
Dutchess County
DOVER 6.0% 4.6% 2.3% 5,174 10,018 18,914,704 9,767,626 1,888 4,881 9,004,818 9,575 17,666,402 1,845
HYDE PARK 1.4% 4.6% 2.8% 5,939 10,381 49,310,794 28,208,216 4,750 5,859 27,073,936 9,921 45,844,175 4,621
MILLBROOK 0.0% -0.5% 6.4% 9,082 11,458 14,139,575 11,207,319 1,234 9,081 10,533,652 11,512 13,354,265 1,160
NORTHEAST 12.6% 25.0% -6.0% 7,719 15,315 14,702,335 7,410,696 960 6,853 6,996,918 12,249 12,506,668 1,021
PAWLING 10.2% 11.3% 1.5% 10,208 13,670 17,811,651 13,301,070 1,303 9,264 11,895,437 12,281 15,768,205 1,284
PINE PLAINS 5.9% 4.3% -1.9% 7,220 11,667 17,500,000 10,830,000 1,500 6,815 10,420,000 11,184 17,100,000 1,529
POUGHKEEPSIE 0.7% 5.4% 2.1% 3,376 10,831 52,651,000 16,410,000 4,861 3,351 15,951,570 10,273 48,899,780 4,760
RED HOOK 5.3% 1.7% 0.4% 6,179 12,131 28,507,552 14,520,944 2,350 5,868 13,730,011 11,924 27,902,742 2,340
RHINEBECK 9.1% 7.2% 0.5% 9,762 12,000 15,660,578 12,738,837 1,305 8,946 11,612,032 11,191 14,525,653 1,298
SPACKENKILL 6.3% 5.9% 1.0% 9,480 12,684 22,830,737 17,063,737 1,800 8,921 15,897,245 11,978 21,344,245 1,782
WAPPINGERS 3.9% 4.7% 1.2% 5,798 9,940 119,019,863 69,429,404 11,974 5,582 66,064,958 9,495 112,387,333 11,836
Erie County
AKRON 4.2% 15.3% 1.4% 3,133 12,307 21,562,564 5,489,811 1,752 3,006 5,195,000 10,672 18,441,908 1,728
ALDEN 18.7% 11.6% 0.5% 4,899 11,723 24,394,927 10,195,843 2,081 4,128 8,548,640 10,507 21,758,991 2,071
AMHERST 0.9% 1.9% 1.3% 6,999 10,812 34,707,551 22,468,240 3,210 6,937 21,981,833 10,613 33,631,348 3,169
CHEEKTOWAGA 5.8% 7.6% 0.0% 6,203 10,230 25,707,602 15,588,184 2,513 5,862 14,731,243 9,509 23,896,195 2,513
CLARENCE 5.9% 8.4% 3.0% 5,538 10,035 46,913,360 25,889,870 4,675 5,227 23,715,995 9,260 42,012,295 4,537
CLEVELAND HILL 2.9% 3.6% 2.0% 4,792 12,174 20,123,182 7,921,556 1,653 4,659 7,547,933 11,750 19,034,758 1,620
DEPEW 4.4% 4.8% -1.3% 4,855 11,432 29,093,207 12,356,582 2,545 4,650 11,987,267 10,909 28,124,493 2,578
EAST AURORA 7.3% 4.3% -0.4% 6,296 10,394 21,432,471 12,981,899 2,062 5,867 12,144,028 9,969 20,635,705 2,070
EDEN 4.7% 4.2% 0.1% 3,474 9,812 18,270,403 6,469,013 1,862 3,318 6,174,098 9,417 17,524,646 1,861
EVANS-BRANT 2.9% 3.6% -1.0% 3,137 10,904 38,730,620 11,142,162 3,552 3,050 10,941,924 10,520 37,747,483 3,588
FRONTIER 3.0% 5.3% -0.5% 4,071 10,064 55,817,626 22,578,000 5,546 3,952 22,026,066 9,559 53,282,717 5,574
GRAND ISLAND 5.8% 1.8% 0.5% 5,451 10,933 34,964,063 17,432,688 3,198 5,150 16,393,195 10,740 34,183,836 3,183
HAMBURG 1.4% 1.8% 0.6% 4,501 9,860 41,689,246 19,029,528 4,228 4,438 18,647,303 9,683 40,689,284 4,202
HOLLAND 9.3% 2.1% 0.2% 3,431 10,968 15,026,286 4,700,423 1,370 3,138 4,289,664 10,739 14,680,252 1,367
IROQUOIS 4.4% 9.7% 0.5% 4,445 10,239 31,023,590 13,467,512 3,030 4,259 12,839,456 9,337 28,149,778 3,015
KENMORE -13.4% 0.6% 2.8% 5,308 11,057 106,765,299 51,252,852 9,656 6,129 57,590,518 10,996 103,326,917 9,397
LACKAWANNA 3.2% 0.9% 1.0% 2,584 12,294 27,600,000 5,800,000 2,245 2,503 5,565,000 12,181 27,079,000 2,223
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