SCHOOL TAX WATCH
New York State School District Tax and Spending Proposals, 2002-03 School Year Over 2001-02 Year
School District Change in Taxes Per Student Change in Spending Per Student Change in Enrollment Taxes Per Student, 2002-03 Spending Per Student, 2002-03 Total Spending, 2002-03 Estimated Tax Levy, 2002-03 Projected Enrollment, 2002-03 Taxes Per Student, 2001-02 Estimated Tax Levy, 2001-02
Tioga County
CANDOR
+ 16.7% - 14.4% - 3.4% 2,998 10,646 10,507,118 2,959,297 987 2,569 2,625,764
NEWARK VALLEY
+ 17.6% + 5.9% - 1.8% 3,596 10,568 15,259,741 5,192,269 1,444 3,059 4,499,551
OWEGO-APALACHIN
+ 18.9% + 8.9% - 1.9% 5,460 12,235 29,046,845 12,963,157 2,374 4,592 11,118,221
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN
+ 20.0% - 0.2% + 0.0% 2,427 9,896 11,875,243 2,912,425 1,200 2,022 2,426,161
TIOGA
+ 4.9% + 3.1% - 1.9% 1,560 8,714 11,546,094 2,067,237 1,325 1,487 2,006,992
WAVERLY
+ 4.9% + 3.8% + 2.0% 1,682 8,704 17,991,457 3,476,250 2,067 1,603 3,250,000
Tompkins County
DRYDEN
+ 9.8% + 5.9% - 4.5% 4,617 11,393 22,842,724 9,257,855 2,005 4,205 8,830,246
GROTON
+ 1.6% - 9.6% + 3.3% 2,334 9,783 12,082,622 2,882,383 1,235 2,297 2,747,065
ITHACA
+ 6.0% + 1.8% - 0.5% 8,681 12,539 72,096,965 49,913,460 5,750 8,190 47,336,631
LANSING
+ 10.2% + 7.1% - 3.1% 7,990 13,426 18,017,242 10,722,517 1,342 7,249 10,039,372
NEWFIELD
+ 11.9% + 0.0% + 2.7% 3,335 10,811 11,394,769 3,515,412 1,054 2,980 3,057,911
TRUMANSBURG
+ 7.9% + 2.9% - 1.8% 3,797 11,923 17,825,203 5,676,937 1,495 3,520 5,358,129
Ulster County
ELLENVILLE
+ 7.9% + 9.3% + 0.0% 8,314 16,643 31,421,064 15,696,987 1,888 7,706 14,549,636
HIGHLAND
+ 5.3% + 3.2% + 0.2% 7,572 13,106 25,464,004 14,711,942 1,943 7,191 13,951,504
KINGSTON
+ 14.8% + 5.6% + 0.7% 7,405 12,207 99,928,043 60,613,971 8,186 6,451 52,417,565
MARLBORO
+ 17.4% + 16.5% - 5.6% 12,630 14,939 30,715,197 25,966,818 2,056 10,760 23,446,982
NEW PALTZ
+ 6.9% + 3.9% + 0.0% 9,070 13,657 32,450,000 21,550,000 2,376 8,484 20,158,594
ONTEORA
+ 7.6% + 5.1% + 0.9% 12,497 16,901 38,381,718 28,381,718 2,271 11,613 26,129,126
RONDOUT VALLEY
+ 17.9% + 10.3% - 2.2% 9,101 15,051 42,804,202 25,884,452 2,844 7,721 22,459,861
SAUGERTIES
+ 9.3% + 2.0% + 2.9% 5,849 9,793 34,275,157 20,472,974 3,500 5,352 18,207,011
WALLKILL
+ 13.7% + 4.9% + 1.0% 5,856 11,716 41,885,575 20,935,575 3,575 5,151 18,223,500
Warren County
BOLTON
+ 3.2% + 2.4% + 1.4% 16,437 19,633 5,595,277 4,684,647 285 15,921 4,473,920
GLENS FALLS
+ 11.5% + 4.9% - 1.8% 4,742 10,214 26,801,842 12,443,559 2,624 4,252 11,365,376
JOHNSBURG
+ 0.6% + 1.7% + 3.8% 9,597 15,778 6,816,049 4,145,806 432 9,538 3,967,665
LAKE GEORGE
+ 7.4% + 6.0% + 0.9% 10,671 12,507 13,707,916 11,695,534 1,096 9,940 10,794,394
QUEENSBURY
+ 9.6% + 3.4% + 2.6% 5,043 9,247 35,926,240 19,593,984 3,885 4,601 17,413,771
Washington County
ARGYLE
+ 12.9% - 18.8% + 0.6% 3,374 10,124 8,251,065 2,750,000 815 2,988 2,420,319
CAMBRIDGE
+ 9.0% + 5.3% - 1.1% 4,660 11,039 12,837,778 5,419,021 1,163 4,275 5,026,946
FORT EDWARD
+ 13.2% - 4.4% - 0.3% 3,522 12,260 7,331,186 2,105,870 598 3,112 1,867,000
GRANVILLE
+ 9.8% + 7.0% + 0.8% 3,262 11,015 16,170,726 4,788,584 1,468 2,971 4,328,485
GREENWICH
+ 5.1% + 2.5% + 1.2% 5,041 12,197 15,429,661 6,376,752 1,265 4,794 5,992,992
HARTFORD
+ 13.0% + 2.2% + 0.8% 2,862 10,536 6,753,651 1,834,651 641 2,533 1,611,030
SALEM
+ 29.1% + 10.0% - 4.6% 4,212 11,354 9,332,612 3,462,377 822 3,263 2,812,580
WHITEHALL
+ 5.4% + 3.5% - 1.1% 4,762 11,468 10,321,170 4,286,178 900 4,520 4,113,044
Wayne County
CLYDE-SAVANNAH
+ 8.8% + 2.0% - 0.8% 3,229 12,313 13,445,304 3,526,263 1,092 2,968 3,267,772
LYONS
+ 6.0% - 1.0% - 0.1% 3,080 12,614 14,254,301 3,480,000 1,130 2,904 3,284,840
MARION
+ 8.1% + 3.1% - 2.0% 3,668 12,344 14,812,480 4,402,150 1,200 3,393 4,152,970
NEWARK
+ 8.4% + 1.5% - 0.4% 3,754 12,956 35,125,021 10,177,252 2,711 3,464 9,428,999
NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT
+ 6.8% + 3.2% - 0.8% 4,143 13,472 22,228,186 6,836,659 1,650 3,879 6,450,287
PALMYRA-MACEDON
+ 7.8% + 3.0% + 1.0% 5,355 10,837 26,117,934 12,905,872 2,410 4,967 11,851,122
RED CREEK
+ 10.4% - 2.5% - 0.5% 2,322 11,087 12,750,000 2,670,000 1,150 2,102 2,430,000
SODUS
+ 8.9% - 4.2% - 4.5% 4,508 14,573 22,122,552 6,843,755 1,518 4,141 6,584,332
WAYNE
+ 9.0% - 0.7% + 0.2% 5,602 10,617 30,045,246 15,854,246 2,830 5,137 14,512,925
WILLIAMSON
+ 7.5% + 2.7% + 0.4% 4,297 11,066 15,824,390 6,144,890 1,430 3,999 5,698,100
Westchester County
ARDSLEY
+ 6.7% + 4.8% + 3.4% 10,844 15,704 36,370,753 25,114,932 2,316 10,163 22,754,232
BEDFORD
+ 6.1% + 3.4% + 3.2% 16,718 18,617 75,509,360 67,809,360 4,056 15,754 61,943,483
BLIND BROOK-RYE
+ 10.7% + 9.5% + 3.9% 15,798 17,624 23,651,385 21,201,412 1,342 14,267 18,433,465
BRIARCLIFF MANOR
+ 5.0% + 6.9% + 1.8% 15,933 19,520 32,364,664 26,417,135 1,658 15,179 24,711,937
BRONXVILLE
+ 9.2% + 4.6% + 3.1% 16,695 18,828 28,448,427 25,226,756 1,511 15,293 22,418,854
BYRAM HILLS
+ 11.7% + 13.4% + 2.4% 14,374 17,190 45,208,867 37,804,863 2,630 12,874 33,059,437
CHAPPAQUA
+ 5.4% + 3.9% + 2.1% 15,083 16,346 66,052,700 60,950,643 4,041 14,306 56,639,141
CROTON HARMON
+ 4.5% + 3.5% + 4.1% 14,796 16,964 25,497,000 22,238,550 1,503 14,153 20,436,500
DOBBS FERRY
+ 10.9% + 8.1% + 0.9% 14,801 18,400 25,024,345 20,129,345 1,360 13,347 17,991,332
EASTCHESTER
+ 6.4% + 3.7% + 4.1% 13,870 15,774 41,092,313 36,131,660 2,605 13,034 32,611,593
EDGEMONT
+ 2.7% + 3.1% + 2.9% 14,298 15,938 27,891,318 25,021,236 1,750 13,926 23,674,211
ELMSFORD
+ 2.5% + 2.6% + 4.2% 17,024 19,604 18,427,381 16,002,381 940 16,610 14,982,638
GREENBURGH
+ 5.4% + 2.5% + 2.4% 17,364 20,141 40,463,100 34,884,130 2,009 16,470 32,297,730
HARRISON
+ 10.9% + 10.2% - 1.5% 18,725 20,023 68,437,460 64,001,223 3,418 16,883 58,602,476
HASTINGS ON HUDSON
+ 6.8% + 5.2% + 3.6% 13,164 15,748 26,473,213 22,129,059 1,681 12,328 19,995,748
HENDRICK HUDSON
+ 4.8% + 4.2% + 1.6% 14,328 16,459 47,024,100 40,934,729 2,857 13,675 38,466,960
IRVINGTON
+ 5.0% + 6.4% + 7.1% 13,248 16,216 32,658,242 26,681,831 2,014 12,618 23,735,368
KATONAH-LEWISBORO
+ 5.6% + 5.1% + 3.5% 15,872 17,304 72,502,000 66,502,000 4,190 15,035 60,860,000
LAKELAND
+ 10.5% + 8.0% - 0.0% 9,926 14,768 91,575,939 61,550,843 6,201 8,983 55,710,000
MAMARONECK
+ 6.3% + 5.5% + 0.3% 14,545 16,234 75,603,000 67,736,000 4,657 13,680 63,491,000
MOUNT VERNON
+ 11.4% + 4.4% + 1.8% 6,368 11,578 123,816,292 68,100,000 10,694 5,717 60,053,827
MOUNT PLEASANT
+ 7.5% + 5.4% + 2.2% 14,690 16,885 31,777,000 27,647,142 1,882 13,665 25,171,488
NEW ROCHELLE
+ 4.4% + 3.5% + 1.5% 10,498 14,033 148,835,000 111,339,637 10,606 10,056 105,040,762
NORTH SALEM
+ 7.0% + 4.0% + 2.2% 15,792 17,589 25,891,336 23,245,712 1,472 14,757 21,264,969
OSSINING
+ 5.1% + 4.7% + 2.0% 13,265 16,096 64,802,996 53,403,791 4,026 12,625 49,845,305
PEEKSKILL
+ 5.9% + 6.7% + 3.0% 5,898 16,090 49,477,900 18,136,280 3,075 5,571 16,625,004
PELHAM
+ 3.3% + 3.2% + 2.3% 12,879 14,492 36,158,312 32,133,312 2,495 12,473 30,433,484
PLEASANTVILLE
+ 10.7% - 0.3% + 3.5% 11,794 15,092 26,154,847 20,439,277 1,733 10,655 17,846,678
POCANTICO HILLS
+ 8.4% + 7.5% + 0.6% 16,774 22,611 14,855,569 11,020,436 657 15,478 10,107,114
PORT CHESTER
+ 4.1% - 0.4% + 1.7% 8,322 12,616 44,786,928 29,543,242 3,550 7,996 27,920,853
RYE
+ 6.9% + 4.5% + 4.5% 15,087 16,728 44,648,121 40,268,121 2,669 14,113 36,029,247
RYE NECK
+ 5.9% + 3.8% + 2.5% 14,345 16,581 22,566,455 19,523,428 1,361 13,549 17,993,314
SCARSDALE
+ 5.4% + 3.9% + 4.2% 16,517 18,119 83,056,056 75,711,756 4,584 15,674 68,932,095
SOMERS
+ 8.8% + 4.6% + 2.9% 14,660 16,617 48,886,164 43,128,769 2,942 13,476 38,540,153
TARRYTOWN
+ 5.7% + 5.0% + 1.7% 12,718 15,698 37,297,756 30,217,756 2,376 12,036 28,127,869
TUCKAHOE
+ 8.2% + 6.0% + 0.4% 14,383 16,591 16,723,731 14,498,296 1,008 13,289 13,342,171
VALHALLA
+ 12.2% + 9.7% + 3.8% 16,136 18,766 26,948,073 23,171,594 1,436 14,378 19,884,883
WHITE PLAINS
+ 8.6% + 6.8% + 0.1% 15,917 19,298 126,919,919 104,686,519 6,577 14,662 96,299,806
YORKTOWN
+ 8.0% + 2.0% + 1.6% 10,700 13,702 57,192,535 44,661,957 4,174 9,905 40,680,578
Wyoming County
ATTICA
+ 9.7% + 1.0% + 0.0% 3,261 11,181 20,696,594 6,036,077 1,851 2,972 5,501,381
LETCHWORTH
+ 8.1% - 29.1% - 0.2% 2,506 10,540 14,123,265 3,358,646 1,340 2,318 3,112,743
PERRY
+ 8.1% + 15.0% - 3.9% 3,745 13,656 15,582,016 4,272,619 1,141 3,465 4,113,244
WARSAW
+ 6.3% + 17.6% - 0.6% 4,283 13,107 14,954,705 4,887,250 1,141 4,030 4,626,049
WYOMING
+ 18.0% - 15.3% - 1.2% 4,985 14,152 3,566,214 1,256,222 252 4,225 1,077,305
Yates County
DUNDEE
+ 9.0% + 0.7% + 0.0% 3,471 10,489 10,279,426 3,401,909 980 3,185 3,121,659
PENN YAN
+ 9.2% + 5.5% - 2.1% 5,664 10,500 21,587,736 11,645,667 2,056 5,187 10,892,876
 
Average/total for all districts
+ 7.7% + 3.3% + 0.9% 7,504 12,888 20,985,546,864 12,197,211,483 1,631,626 6,967 11,226,455,399

Data: New York State Education Department
Analysis by The Public Policy Institute of New York State
   


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