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Friday, July 26, 2013

Upstate NY Public School Spending

I've lived my entire life in the great state of New York.  And let me tell you, people here just love to worry about the state's finances.  Even when we're doing well, we complain about how we're not doing better.  Its kind of a local passtime. 

If you want some good fodder for the game, you need to look to the Office of the Comptroller - the big beancounter for the entire state.  They're like the bookkeepers for all our public institutions: every town, county, city, library, fire district - and school.

Much of the data they keep is freely available online.  I was browsing through some of it the other day and found something I thought I'd point out to you...


How much did your school spend on you - 
and how much did it spend on itself?

All of us went to school, but few of us ever ran one.  Because of this, most of us have a bit of a bias when it comes to our idea of what operating a school is all about.

There's more to school districts' spending than textbooks, desks, field trips and the teacher's salaries.  Quite a bit more, apparently.

There's a huge building to maintain, all kinds of insurances, pensions for retired teachers, transportation, student programs, health initiatives, debts that may need to be paid off, etc.  And don't forget, managing all these spending items and program requires a gaggle of administrators and assistants.  These expenses add up.

How significant are these other expenses?  I've put together a quick "school spending" data set for your perusal, so you can see for yourself.

Are you a NYS native?  Look up your alma mater, or some local districts, and see how they fare.  Hail from elsewhere?  You might still find this snapshot of US public school finance interesting just from an academic standpoint.  They are surprisingly complex organizations!


Notes about the data

Ok, so this is a list contains all 692 public school districts in Upstate NY and Long Island.  It references their spending in school year 2010 - 2011.

I've broken the spending of each school into 4 categories: "Education," "Administration and Operations," "Employee Benefits" and "All Other."  (*Note that your sports teams are actually being counted as an Education cost here - "physical education," "leadership," "team building" and all that jive.)

Now, the OSC records teachers' salaries - but not the cost of their benefits/pensions - as part of the cost of educating students.  So "Education" includes teacher pay, but not the cost of their benefits.  All school employees' benefits are captured in the "Employee Benefits" bucket.

Turns out most public schools in NY devote only about half of their spending to educating pupils.

Here's my question: Does that seem like a lot to you?  I'm honestly not sure if I expected it to be more or less...what do you think?

Browse the list, chew it over, and - as always - please please please post your thoughts/opinions in the comments!  I'd love to hear what other people think!


And without further ado...THE DATA!!

To get a definition of a particular spending category, hover your cursor over the its title in the table's header.  Go here for more detailed explanations of spending categories.

Press Ctrl + f  to search for a specific school.

I've sorted all districts from smallest share going to education to largest.  Happy browsing!

No. District Education Administration and Operations Employee Benefits All Other
1 Northern Adirondack Central School District 34% 50% 13% 3%
2 Canaseraga Central School District 37% 49% 11% 3%
3 Bradford Central School District 37% 45% 10% 8%
4 Ausable Valley Central School District 38% 31% 19% 12%
5 Moriah School District 38% 37% 17% 8%
6 Hornell School District 39% 39% 14% 8%
7 Clyde-Savannah Central School District 39% 42% 12% 6%
8 Afton Central School District 39% 34% 16% 10%
9 Mayfield School District 41% 9% 22% 29%
10 Copenhagen Central School District 41% 37% 14% 7%
11 Chateaugay Central School District 41% 36% 17% 6%
12 Belfast Central School District 41% 10% 15% 34%
13 Taconic Hills Central School District 42% 31% 19% 7%
14 Northville School District 43% 27% 25% 5%
15 Onondaga School District 44% 37% 13% 6%
16 Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young School District 44% 15% 19% 22%
17 Susquehanna Valley School District 44% 25% 22% 9%
18 Mount Markham Central School District 45% 21% 21% 13%
19 Newark School District 45% 36% 14% 6%
20 East Irondequoit School District 45% 29% 16% 10%
21 Dundee Central School District 45% 32% 17% 5%
22 Westhill Central School District 45% 32% 17% 6%
23 Holley School District 45% 36% 13% 5%
24 Stamford School District 46% 17% 26% 12%
25 Clinton Central School District 46% 22% 23% 10%
26 Owego-Apalachin School District 46% 23% 22% 9%
27 Belleville-Henderson Central School District 46% 34% 15% 4%
28 Roosevelt School District 46% 35% 11% 7%
29 Windham-Ashland-Jewett School District 46% 24% 21% 9%
30 Long Lake School District 46% 20% 33% 1%
31 Tioga School District 46% 13% 24% 17%
32 Addison Central School District 46% 18% 21% 14%
33 Greenport School District 46% 33% 20% 1%
34 Greene School District 46% 18% 17% 19%
35 Clifton-Fine Central School District 46% 16% 27% 11%
36 De Ruyter School District 47% 35% 14% 4%
37 Brushton-Moira Central School District 47% 28% 17% 8%
38 Maine-Endwell School District 47% 20% 21% 12%
39 Buffalo City School District 47% 18% 18% 17%
40 Port Byron School District 47% 16% 20% 17%
41 Fire Island Union Free School District 47% 29% 21% 2%
42 Ticonderoga School District 48% 13% 25% 13%
43 Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District 48% 26% 15% 12%
44 Unadilla Valley School District 48% 12% 22% 17%
45 Oxford School District 48% 20% 21% 11%
46 Malone School District 48% 24% 19% 9%
47 Franklinville School District 48% 22% 15% 15%
48 Wellsville School District 48% 20% 18% 14%
49 Stockbridge Valley Central School District 48% 16% 20% 15%
50 Schroon Lake School District 49% 17% 20% 14%
51 Waverly School District 49% 15% 22% 14%
52 Mount Pleasant-Blythedale School District 49% 21% 19% 12%
53 Cazenovia Central School District 49% 17% 23% 11%
54 Sullivan West Central School District 49% 21% 18% 12%
55 Downsville Central School District 49% 17% 25% 10%
56 Churchville-Chili Central School District 49% 30% 15% 6%
57 Honeoye Falls-Lima School District 49% 25% 18% 9%
58 Brasher Falls Central School District 49% 10% 26% 15%
59 Cortland City School District 49% 30% 18% 3%
60 Fort Plain School District 49% 14% 24% 13%
61 Pulaski School District 49% 11% 25% 14%
62 Delaware Academy Central School Distirct at Delhi School District 49% 15% 21% 15%
63 Long Beach School District 49% 31% 18% 2%
64 Elmira School District 49% 13% 26% 12%
65 Schoharie School District 49% 20% 23% 8%
66 Chatham Central School District 49% 21% 22% 7%
67 Whitesboro School District 49% 28% 16% 7%
68 Candor Central School District 49% 15% 21% 15%
69 Whitney Point School District 49% 18% 18% 14%
70 Massena School District 49% 14% 27% 10%
71 Little Falls School District 49% 12% 24% 14%
72 South Lewis School District 49% 20% 17% 14%
73 Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District 49% 24% 23% 3%
74 Dalton-Nunda Central School District 49% 16% 17% 18%
75 Morrisville-Eaton School District 50% 12% 24% 14%
76 Deposit Central School District 50% 24% 22% 5%
77 Beaver River Central School District 50% 21% 18% 11%
78 Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District 50% 12% 24% 14%
79 Jordan-Elbridge School District 50% 22% 19% 9%
80 Oswego School District 50% 17% 25% 8%
81 Hudson Falls School District 50% 7% 17% 26%
82 Chautauqua Lake Central School District 50% 23% 15% 12%
83 New Lebanon School District 50% 14% 24% 12%
84 Cooperstown Central School District 50% 17% 21% 12%
85 Chazy Union Free School District 50% 11% 26% 12%
86 Manchester-Shortsville School District 50% 27% 16% 7%
87 Walton School District 50% 19% 22% 10%
88 Richfield Springs School District 50% 13% 21% 15%
89 Marathon School District 50% 24% 17% 9%
90 Lafargeville School District 50% 14% 20% 15%
91 Fabius-Pompey School District 50% 14% 23% 13%
92 Margaretville School District 50% 15% 24% 11%
93 South Seneca School District 51% 14% 15% 20%
94 Salmon River School District 51% 18% 23% 9%
95 Campbell-Savona Central School District 51% 21% 15% 13%
96 Worcester School District 51% 24% 10% 16%
97 Mohawk School District 51% 12% 22% 15%
98 Otego-Unadilla School District 51% 14% 20% 15%
99 Binghamton City School District 51% 24% 20% 6%
100 Clymer Central School District 51% 11% 23% 15%
101 Lake Placid School District 51% 12% 27% 10%
102 West Canada Valley School District 51% 16% 24% 8%
103 Spencer-Van Etten School District 51% 11% 23% 15%
104 Oriskany School District 51% 24% 18% 7%
105 Harrisville School District 51% 13% 23% 13%
106 Norwood-Norfolk School District 51% 12% 26% 11%
107 Stillwater School District 51% 16% 19% 15%
108 Hannibal School District 51% 18% 19% 12%
109 Amsterdam City School District 51% 19% 21% 9%
110 Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District 51% 17% 22% 10%
111 Hartford School District 51% 8% 25% 16%
112 Dansville Central School District 51% 13% 22% 14%
113 Sharon Springs School District 51% 13% 22% 14%
114 Iroquois School District 51% 27% 18% 4%
115 Newcomb Central School District 51% 15% 27% 7%
116 Middleburgh Central School District 51% 15% 25% 8%
117 Sidney School District 51% 17% 18% 13%
118 Heuvelton School District 51% 20% 21% 7%
119 Hancock Central School District 51% 15% 26% 8%
120 Mount Morris School District 51% 12% 14% 22%
121 Eastport-South Manor Central School District 51% 23% 15% 10%
122 Saint Johnsville School District 51% 18% 21% 10%
123 Lansing School District 52% 19% 21% 8%
124 Genesee Valley School District 52% 13% 20% 15%
125 Keene School District 52% 15% 23% 10%
126 Newark Valley School District 52% 13% 25% 10%
127 Gloversville School District 52% 15% 21% 13%
128 Willsboro School District 52% 12% 26% 10%
129 Laurens School District 52% 17% 16% 16%
130 Queensbury School District 52% 17% 22% 9%
131 Union-Endicott School District 52% 16% 24% 8%
132 Oppenheim-Ephratah School District 52% 15% 19% 14%
133 Nanuet Union Free School District 52% 23% 18% 6%
134 Pembroke School District 52% 15% 22% 12%
135 Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls School District 52% 15% 24% 9%
136 Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District 52% 9% 25% 14%
137 Panama School District 52% 12% 20% 16%
138 Gowanda Central School District 52% 22% 18% 8%
139 Sandy Creek School District 52% 12% 21% 16%
140 Brewster Central School District 52% 23% 20% 5%
141 East Rochester School District 52% 19% 17% 12%
142 Evans-Brant School District 52% 17% 22% 9%
143 Madison School District 52% 12% 24% 12%
144 Watkins Glen School District 52% 12% 22% 14%
145 Peru School District 52% 12% 27% 10%
146 Ilion School District 52% 15% 18% 15%
147 Herkimer School District 52% 12% 20% 15%
148 Southampton School District 52% 21% 19% 7%
149 Norwich School District 52% 12% 22% 13%
150 Chittenango Central School District 53% 11% 26% 11%
151 Randolph Academy School District 53% 23% 23% 1%
152 West Valley School District 53% 13% 24% 11%
153 Holland School District 53% 20% 16% 11%
154 Akron Central School District 53% 10% 19% 18%
155 Adirondack Central School District 53% 11% 26% 11%
156 Phelps-Clifton Springs School District 53% 10% 23% 15%
157 Bolivar-Richburg Central School District 53% 13% 18% 16%
158 Broadalbin-Perth Central School District 53% 10% 22% 16%
159 Avoca Central School District 53% 9% 18% 20%
160 Johnson City School District 53% 15% 23% 9%
161 Liverpool School District 53% 13% 25% 8%
162 Sherburne-Earlville School District 53% 22% 19% 6%
163 Dunkirk City School District 53% 26% 15% 6%
164 Galway School District 53% 26% 17% 4%
165 Mamaroneck School District 53% 17% 22% 7%
166 Coxsackie-Athens Central School District 53% 23% 18% 5%
167 Elizabethtown-Lewis School District 53% 12% 27% 8%
168 Bronxville Union Free School District 53% 24% 16% 6%
169 Hunter-Tannersville School District 53% 13% 22% 11%
170 Lowville School District 53% 11% 18% 18%
171 Portville School District 53% 16% 20% 10%
172 Rensselaer School District 53% 11% 16% 19%
173 Horseheads School District 53% 14% 27% 5%
174 Thousand Islands School District 53% 13% 23% 11%
175 Alexander Central School District 53% 14% 19% 14%
176 Gananda School District 54% 14% 17% 16%
177 Katonah-Lewisboro School District 54% 12% 24% 11%
178 Chenango Valley Central School District 54% 10% 26% 10%
179 South Kortright School District 54% 13% 25% 8%
180 Hadley-Luzerne School District 54% 15% 23% 8%
181 Mexico School District 54% 20% 18% 9%
182 Southwestern School District 54% 9% 21% 17%
183 Greenwich School District 54% 14% 23% 9%
184 Sodus School District 54% 12% 21% 13%
185 Crown Point Central School District 54% 12% 29% 6%
186 Roxbury School District 54% 15% 24% 8%
187 Hudson School District 54% 12% 24% 10%
188 Elmira Heights School District 54% 13% 20% 14%
189 Odessa-Montour School District 54% 16% 18% 12%
190 Edmeston School District 54% 12% 19% 15%
191 Rome School District 54% 18% 21% 7%
192 Minerva School District 54% 14% 28% 4%
193 Madrid-Waddington School District 54% 13% 25% 8%
194 Berkshire Union Free School District 54% 18% 28% 1%
195 Chenango Forks Central School District 54% 9% 25% 12%
196 Johnstown School District 54% 11% 27% 8%
197 Schalmont School District 54% 9% 27% 9%
198 Fort Ann School District 54% 11% 21% 13%
199 Windsor School District 54% 13% 22% 10%
200 Ripley School District 54% 13% 21% 12%
201 Brunswick Central School District 54% 13% 23% 10%
202 Lyme School District 54% 13% 21% 11%
203 Potsdam School District 54% 10% 23% 13%
204 Jasper-Troupsburg School District 54% 15% 21% 9%
205 Cuba-Rushford Central School District 54% 20% 20% 5%
206 Mc Graw School District 54% 12% 20% 13%
207 Moravia School District 54% 13% 18% 15%
208 Morris School District 54% 12% 22% 12%
209 Middletown School District 54% 25% 15% 5%
210 Canajoharie Central School District 54% 12% 20% 13%
211 Bethlehem Central School District 54% 8% 22% 16%
212 Westport School District 54% 13% 27% 6%
213 Ithaca School District 54% 18% 20% 7%
214 Jamestown School District 54% 15% 19% 12%
215 Weedsport School District 54% 14% 17% 14%
216 Edwards-Knox School District 54% 12% 24% 9%
217 Syracuse City School District 54% 17% 24% 4%
218 Andes Central School District 55% 20% 20% 5%
219 Hoosic Valley School District 55% 11% 23% 12%
220 Piseco School District 55% 20% 23% 2%
221 Frankfort-Schuyler School District 55% 12% 22% 11%
222 Schuylerville School District 55% 13% 25% 8%
223 Alfred-Almond Central School District 55% 12% 19% 15%
224 Pine Valley Central School District 55% 10% 19% 15%
225 Skaneateles School District 55% 13% 19% 13%
226 Lyndonville School District 55% 13% 19% 13%
227 Gilboa-Conesville School District 55% 16% 25% 4%
228 Tupper Lake School District 55% 10% 26% 10%
229 New Hartford School District 55% 11% 24% 10%
230 Greenburgh-Graham School District 55% 11% 23% 11%
231 Colton-Pierrepont Central School District 55% 11% 23% 11%
232 Byron-Bergen Central School District 55% 11% 18% 16%
233 East Greenbush School District 55% 10% 26% 10%
234 Sackets Harbor School District 55% 9% 21% 14%
235 Bath Central School District 55% 10% 19% 15%
236 Georgetown-South Otselic School District 55% 18% 23% 4%
237 Ballston Spa Central School District 55% 17% 21% 7%
238 Red Creek School District 55% 13% 19% 13%
239 Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District 55% 9% 22% 14%
240 Holland Patent School District 55% 14% 21% 10%
241 Granville School District 55% 9% 22% 14%
242 Cato-Meridian Central School District 55% 13% 18% 14%
243 Lake Pleasant School District 55% 14% 18% 12%
244 Solvay School District 55% 10% 23% 12%
245 Southern Cayuga School District 55% 14% 19% 12%
246 Morristown School District 55% 12% 25% 8%
247 Avon Central School District 55% 16% 16% 13%
248 General Brown School District 55% 13% 21% 10%
249 Hammondsport School District 55% 16% 23% 6%
250 Pavilion School District 55% 13% 19% 13%
251 Geneva City School District 55% 16% 20% 9%
252 Elba School District 55% 14% 17% 13%
253 Schenevus School District 55% 20% 18% 6%
254 Baldwinsville Central School District 55% 15% 22% 8%
255 Pocantico Hills School District 56% 25% 11% 9%
256 Geneseo School District 56% 26% 13% 5%
257 Vestal School District 56% 12% 23% 9%
258 North Syracuse School District 56% 12% 26% 6%
259 Hamilton School District 56% 11% 23% 10%
260 Carthage Central School District 56% 10% 22% 13%
261 Saranac Lake School District 56% 12% 29% 3%
262 Wells School District 56% 13% 25% 7%
263 Sherrill School District 56% 9% 26% 9%
264 Cohoes City School District 56% 13% 19% 12%
265 Miller Place School District 56% 23% 16% 6%
266 Hammond School District 56% 11% 28% 6%
267 Franklin School District 56% 16% 22% 6%
268 Cambridge Central School District 56% 12% 24% 8%
269 Roslyn School District 56% 14% 23% 7%
270 Union Springs School District 56% 10% 19% 15%
271 Schodack School District 56% 12% 22% 11%
272 Saint Regis Falls School District 56% 13% 20% 12%
273 Catskill Central School District 56% 19% 17% 8%
274 Waterville School District 56% 14% 19% 11%
275 Niagara-Wheatfield School District 56% 11% 20% 13%
276 Eden School District 56% 10% 20% 14%
277 Ogdensburg School District 56% 14% 25% 5%
278 Waterloo School District 56% 10% 16% 19%
279 Canandaigua City School District 56% 19% 18% 7%
280 Averill Park Central School District 56% 9% 23% 12%
281 Canton Central School District 56% 10% 28% 6%
282 Livonia School District 56% 11% 21% 12%
283 Tully School District 56% 15% 18% 10%
284 Voorheesville Central School District 56% 12% 23% 9%
285 Brockport Central School District 56% 11% 25% 8%
286 East Syracuse-Minoa School District 56% 10% 28% 7%
287 Croton-Harmon Union Free School District 56% 18% 16% 10%
288 Central Islip Union Free School District 56% 18% 23% 3%
289 North Rose-Wolcott School District 56% 17% 19% 8%
290 Phoenix School District 56% 11% 20% 13%
291 Friendship School District 56% 13% 15% 15%
292 Cincinnatus Central School District 56% 10% 21% 13%
293 Attica Central School District 56% 13% 19% 12%
294 Northeastern Clinton School District 56% 8% 24% 11%
295 Frewsburg School District 56% 13% 19% 12%
296 Little Flower School District 56% 16% 27% 1%
297 Prattsburgh School District 56% 15% 20% 10%
298 Bridgehampton Union Free School District 56% 24% 19% 1%
299 Niskayuna School District 56% 11% 19% 13%
300 Whitesville School District 56% 10% 17% 16%
301 West Irondequoit School District 56% 14% 23% 8%
302 Northeast School District 56% 10% 24% 10%
303 Marcellus School District 57% 11% 22% 11%
304 Spencerport School District 57% 12% 22% 10%
305 Charlotte Valley Central School District 57% 14% 18% 12%
306 Newfield School District 57% 10% 19% 14%
307 Parishville-Hopkinton School District 57% 11% 22% 10%
308 Sayville School District 57% 19% 19% 6%
309 Fort Edward School District 57% 10% 23% 11%
310 North Warren School District 57% 10% 25% 8%
311 Green Island School District 57% 12% 18% 13%
312 York School District 57% 13% 19% 11%
313 Germantown School District 57% 11% 24% 8%
314 Pleasantville School District 57% 14% 20% 10%
315 Camden Central School District 57% 15% 17% 11%
316 Scio School District 57% 15% 18% 10%
317 Hoosick Falls School District 57% 11% 25% 7%
318 Medina School District 57% 14% 20% 9%
319 Bolton Central School District 57% 15% 23% 5%
320 East Hampton School District 57% 12% 22% 9%
321 Troy School District 57% 23% 15% 5%
322 Olean School District 57% 20% 16% 7%
323 Sherman School District 57% 12% 21% 11%
324 Hinsdale School District 57% 16% 16% 11%
325 Eldred School District 57% 15% 19% 9%
326 Alexandria Central School District 57% 11% 25% 7%
327 Homer School District 57% 11% 20% 12%
328 Garden City School District 57% 19% 21% 4%
329 Center Moriches School District 57% 16% 20% 7%
330 Milford School District 57% 13% 24% 7%
331 Oneonta School District 57% 10% 23% 9%
332 Springville-Griffith Institute School District 57% 16% 20% 7%
333 Andover Central School District 57% 14% 17% 11%
334 Lisbon School District 57% 13% 24% 6%
335 Corning City School District 57% 11% 24% 8%
336 Johnsburg School District 57% 11% 26% 6%
337 Kenmore-Town Of Tonawanda School District 57% 21% 17% 5%
338 Pittsford School District 57% 11% 24% 8%
339 William Floyd School District 57% 13% 21% 8%
340 Gouverneur School District 57% 13% 22% 7%
341 Le Roy School District 57% 15% 18% 10%
342 Salamanca City School District 57% 10% 20% 13%
343 Depew School District 57% 10% 22% 11%
344 Naples School District 57% 16% 19% 7%
345 Newfane School District 57% 11% 23% 9%
346 Oneida School District 58% 12% 23% 8%
347 Letchworth School District 58% 14% 21% 7%
348 Pawling School District 58% 11% 24% 8%
349 East Bloomfield School District 58% 10% 19% 14%
350 Jefferson School District 58% 15% 21% 7%
351 Fulton School District 58% 19% 18% 6%
352 Lake George School District 58% 11% 28% 4%
353 Randolph School District 58% 12% 20% 11%
354 Central Square Central School District 58% 11% 23% 8%
355 Salem School District 58% 18% 20% 4%
356 Fishers Island Union Free School District 58% 20% 19% 3%
357 Fillmore School District 58% 9% 18% 15%
358 Perry School District 58% 13% 16% 13%
359 Fayetteville-Manlius School District 58% 14% 22% 6%
360 Oakfield-Alabama School District 58% 12% 19% 11%
361 Shenendehowa School District 58% 10% 25% 7%
362 Hermon-De Kalb School District 58% 13% 20% 9%
363 Haverstraw-Stony Point School District 58% 10% 24% 8%
364 Wilson School District 58% 16% 18% 7%
365 Marion School District 58% 11% 21% 10%
366 Fonda-Fultonville School District 58% 12% 22% 8%
367 New Paltz School District 58% 12% 24% 6%
368 Kinderhook School District 58% 10% 26% 5%
369 Bemus Point Central School District 58% 11% 20% 11%
370 Sauquoit Valley School District 58% 11% 20% 11%
371 Roscoe School District 58% 16% 21% 5%
372 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District 58% 15% 20% 7%
373 Locust Valley School District 58% 19% 18% 4%
374 Saratoga Springs City School District 58% 10% 24% 7%
375 Webb School District 58% 20% 21% 1%
376 Southold School District 58% 18% 19% 4%
377 Mattituck-Cutchogue School District 58% 11% 22% 9%
378 Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District 58% 15% 19% 8%
379 Byram Hills Central School District 58% 11% 20% 10%
380 Wayland-Cohocton Central School District 58% 11% 19% 11%
381 Tuxedo School District 58% 13% 22% 7%
382 South Jefferson School District 58% 9% 22% 11%
383 Greenburgh Eleven School District 58% 14% 26% 1%
384 South Country School District 58% 12% 21% 8%
385 Groton School District 58% 9% 19% 13%
386 Rotterdam-Mohonasen School District 58% 12% 21% 9%
387 Caledonia-Mumford Central School District 58% 11% 18% 12%
388 East Aurora School District 58% 15% 19% 8%
389 Malverne School District 58% 25% 16% 0.5%
390 New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District 58% 12% 23% 7%
391 Indian Lake School District 58% 16% 24% 2%
392 Wyoming School District 59% 19% 15% 8%
393 Farmingdale School District 59% 12% 20% 9%
394 Allegany-Limestone Central School District 59% 12% 17% 13%
395 Seneca Falls Central School District 59% 17% 17% 7%
396 Falconer School District 59% 11% 22% 9%
397 Cairo-Durham Central School District 59% 12% 18% 11%
398 Lakeland School District 59% 10% 24% 8%
399 Haldane School District 59% 13% 22% 6%
400 Honeoye School District 59% 11% 21% 9%
401 Trumansburg School District 59% 11% 19% 11%
402 Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District 59% 17% 19% 5%
403 Palmyra-Macedon School District 59% 12% 20% 8%
404 Lyncourt School District 59% 14% 19% 9%
405 Highland School District 59% 8% 25% 8%
406 Beekmantown Central School District 59% 8% 26% 8%
407 Waterford-Halfmoon School District 59% 9% 21% 11%
408 Brocton Central School School District 59% 10% 18% 13%
409 Arlington Central School District 59% 9% 24% 7%
410 Brookfield Central School District 59% 12% 15% 15%
411 Port Jervis School District 59% 20% 18% 3%
412 Warsaw School District 59% 11% 17% 13%
413 Poughkeepsie School District 59% 16% 23% 2%
414 Liberty School District 59% 13% 21% 7%
415 Tonawanda School District 59% 12% 20% 9%
416 North Collins School District 59% 11% 17% 12%
417 Hilton School District 59% 9% 21% 11%
418 Warrensburg School District 59% 11% 26% 4%
419 Guilderland School District 59% 10% 22% 9%
420 Lafayette School District 59% 12% 21% 8%
421 Pine Plains School District 59% 10% 26% 5%
422 Irvington School District 59% 12% 19% 11%
423 Newburgh School District 59% 13% 24% 4%
424 Gorham-Middlesex Central School District 59% 10% 19% 11%
425 Alden Central School District 59% 12% 20% 9%
426 Wheelerville School District 59% 15% 19% 7%
427 Shelter Island School District 59% 18% 22% 0.3%
428 Corinth Central School District 59% 13% 22% 7%
429 South Orangetown School District 59% 17% 20% 4%
430 Marlboro School District 59% 10% 19% 12%
431 North Tonawanda School District 59% 16% 18% 6%
432 Sweet Home School District 59% 10% 21% 10%
433 Warwick Valley School District 59% 16% 20% 5%
434 Poland School District 59% 15% 21% 4%
435 Webster School District 59% 11% 22% 8%
436 South Glens Falls School District 59% 7% 24% 9%
437 Barker Central School District 59% 14% 19% 7%
438 Deer Park Union Free School District 60% 16% 22% 2%
439 Carmel Central School District 60% 10% 27% 3%
440 Minisink Valley School District 60% 11% 18% 11%
441 Royalton-Hartland School District 60% 14% 18% 9%
442 Niagara Falls School District 60% 10% 20% 10%
443 Fredonia School District 60% 10% 19% 11%
444 Amherst Central School District 60% 10% 20% 11%
445 Spackenkill School District 60% 14% 23% 3%
446 Westmoreland School District 60% 15% 19% 6%
447 Plattsburgh School District 60% 9% 24% 7%
448 Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District 60% 11% 20% 10%
449 Port Jefferson School District 60% 13% 23% 4%
450 Harborfields School District 60% 15% 20% 5%
451 Rondout Valley School District 60% 10% 23% 8%
452 Westhampton Beach School District 60% 11% 19% 10%
453 Red Hook School District 60% 9% 24% 7%
454 Livingston Manor School District 60% 17% 19% 4%
455 Pearl River School District 60% 16% 18% 6%
456 Greenville School District 60% 11% 23% 6%
457 Fairport School District 60% 11% 23% 6%
458 Penfield School District 60% 11% 22% 8%
459 Mechanicville School District 60% 12% 20% 8%
460 White Plains School District 60% 12% 21% 7%
461 Dryden Central School District 60% 12% 19% 9%
462 Scotia-Glenville School District 60% 14% 21% 5%
463 Hauppauge School District 60% 14% 21% 5%
464 Ramapo School District 60% 15% 20% 5%
465 Remsen School District 60% 11% 24% 5%
466 Victor School District 60% 9% 21% 10%
467 Edgemont School District 60% 17% 20% 3%
468 Rhinebeck School District 60% 10% 22% 8%
469 East Williston School District 60% 16% 20% 3%
470 Canastota Central School District 60% 12% 21% 7%
471 Starpoint School District 60% 10% 18% 12%
472 Wappingers School District 60% 10% 28% 2%
473 Indian River School District 60% 12% 19% 9%
474 Monroe-Woodbury School District 60% 11% 22% 8%
475 Penn Yan School District 60% 13% 19% 8%
476 Mount Pleasant Cottage School District 60% 10% 29% 1%
477 Wheatland-Chili School District 60% 11% 22% 7%
478 Watertown School District 60% 9% 24% 6%
479 Lansingburgh School District 60% 15% 18% 7%
480 North Merrick School District 60% 17% 22% 0.0%
481 South Huntington Union Free School District 60% 17% 19% 4%
482 North Babylon School District 60% 11% 23% 7%
483 West Islip School District 60% 13% 20% 6%
484 Whitehall School District 60% 14% 24% 2%
485 Duanesburg School District 60% 12% 20% 8%
486 Lancaster School District 60% 10% 23% 7%
487 North Salem School District 60% 12% 23% 5%
488 Cleveland Hill Union Free School District 60% 10% 18% 11%
489 Forestville School District 60% 13% 17% 10%
490 Batavia City School District 60% 10% 19% 11%
491 Auburn City School District 60% 9% 21% 9%
492 Island Trees School District 60% 18% 18% 3%
493 Wyandanch School District 60% 12% 24% 3%
494 West Babylon School District 60% 12% 24% 4%
495 Union Free School District of The Tarrytowns School District 60% 11% 19% 9%
496 Peekskill City School District 60% 14% 19% 6%
497 Clarence Central School District 61% 9% 21% 10%
498 Beacon City School District 61% 12% 18% 9%
499 Shoreham-Wading River School District 61% 14% 24% 1%
500 Glens Falls City School District 61% 11% 21% 7%
501 Greece School District 61% 11% 21% 8%
502 Arkport Central School District 61% 13% 17% 9%
503 Silver Creek School District 61% 12% 18% 9%
504 New York Mills School District 61% 14% 18% 7%
505 Three Village School District 61% 10% 22% 7%
506 Connetquot Central School District 61% 11% 22% 6%
507 Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk School District 61% 9% 21% 9%
508 Bedford Central School District 61% 10% 23% 7%
509 Middle Country School District 61% 13% 23% 3%
510 Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District 61% 14% 17% 8%
511 Scarsdale School District 61% 10% 22% 7%
512 Utica City School District 61% 19% 17% 3%
513 North Bellmore Union Free School District 61% 19% 19% 1%
514 Cassadaga Valley Central School District 61% 8% 22% 9%
515 Edinburg School District 61% 18% 20% 1%
516 Mount Vernon School District 61% 12% 20% 8%
517 West Seneca School District 61% 14% 20% 5%
518 Hampton Bays School District 61% 10% 19% 10%
519 Wayne School District 61% 11% 22% 5%
520 Grand Island Central School District 61% 11% 23% 6%
521 Gates-Chili School District 61% 10% 21% 8%
522 New Rochelle School District 61% 14% 20% 6%
523 Hyde Park School District 61% 10% 24% 5%
524 East Rockaway School District 61% 12% 19% 7%
525 Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District 61% 13% 18% 7%
526 Patchogue-Medford School District 61% 11% 20% 7%
527 Sag Harbor School District 61% 12% 21% 5%
528 Pelham School District 61% 11% 21% 6%
529 West Genesee School District 61% 9% 22% 7%
530 Washingtonville School District 61% 10% 23% 5%
531 Dolgeville Central School District 61% 9% 22% 8%
532 Westfield School District 61% 12% 23% 3%
533 Argyle Central School District 61% 11% 23% 4%
534 Sachem School District 61% 11% 20% 7%
535 Ellenville School District 62% 13% 21% 4%
536 Somers School District 62% 9% 22% 7%
537 Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District 62% 11% 20% 7%
538 Plainedge School District 62% 12% 20% 6%
539 Kings Park School District 62% 11% 24% 3%
540 Hewlett-Woodmere School District 62% 14% 19% 5%
541 Williamsville Central School District 62% 17% 19% 3%
542 North Colonie Central School District 62% 12% 22% 5%
543 Cheektowaga Central School District 62% 10% 19% 8%
544 Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District 62% 11% 21% 7%
545 Williamson School District 62% 10% 21% 7%
546 Orchard Park School District 62% 14% 19% 5%
547 Brighton Central School District 62% 11% 24% 4%
548 Albion Central School District 62% 10% 21% 8%
549 Great Neck School District 62% 13% 22% 2%
550 Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District 62% 13% 23% 1%
551 Chester Union Free School District 62% 10% 19% 9%
552 Ellicottville School District 62% 14% 19% 6%
553 Ardsley Union Free School District 62% 9% 21% 8%
554 Fallsburg School District 62% 14% 23% 2%
555 Cold Spring Harbor Central School District 62% 13% 20% 5%
556 Half Hollow Hills School District 62% 12% 22% 4%
557 Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District 62% 13% 19% 5%
558 Goshen School District 62% 12% 22% 4%
559 Chappaqua Central School District 62% 14% 20% 4%
560 North Shore School District 62% 12% 21% 5%
561 Tuckahoe School District 63% 11% 18% 8%
562 Rye Neck School District 63% 13% 20% 4%
563 Brentwood Union Free School District 63% 12% 22% 4%
564 Harpursville School District 63% 8% 24% 5%
565 East Islip School District 63% 9% 22% 6%
566 Ossining School District 63% 10% 24% 3%
567 Hendrick Hudson School District 63% 10% 21% 6%
568 Bethpage Union Free School District 63% 14% 19% 4%
569 Valley Stream Thirty School District 63% 15% 21% 2%
570 Florida School District 63% 11% 20% 7%
571 Smithtown School District 63% 10% 21% 6%
572 Lyons School District 63% 12% 19% 6%
573 Yonkers School District 63% 9% 24% 4%
574 Valhalla School District 63% 12% 21% 4%
575 Mahopac School District 63% 10% 23% 4%
576 Watervliet School District 63% 10% 20% 7%
577 Saugerties School District 63% 8% 24% 5%
578 Tri-Valley School District 63% 11% 21% 5%
579 Mount Pleasant School District 63% 11% 20% 6%
580 Lewiston-Porter School District 63% 10% 18% 9%
581 Port Washington School District 63% 9% 23% 4%
582 Saranac School District 63% 9% 24% 4%
583 Yorktown School District 63% 12% 19% 5%
584 Kingston School District 63% 9% 26% 2%
585 Elwood School District 63% 11% 22% 4%
586 Onteora School District 63% 9% 26% 1%
587 Rye School District 63% 10% 21% 5%
588 Bellmore Union Free School District 63% 11% 22% 3%
589 Elmont School District 63% 12% 21% 3%
590 Cornwall Central School District 63% 11% 20% 6%
591 Floral Park-Bellerose School District 63% 13% 22% 2%
592 Harrison School District 63% 12% 22% 2%
593 Lockport School District 64% 14% 20% 3%
594 Islip School District 64% 13% 18% 5%
595 Greenburgh Central School District 64% 15% 20% 1%
596 Mineola School District 64% 12% 21% 4%
597 Lindenhurst School District 64% 11% 22% 3%
598 Putnam Valley School District 64% 9% 21% 6%
599 Wynantskill School District 64% 13% 16% 8%
600 Kendall School District 64% 10% 18% 9%
601 George Junior Republic School District 64% 15% 21% 0.0%
602 Manhasset School District 64% 10% 21% 5%
603 South Colonie Central School District 64% 8% 22% 6%
604 Lynbrook School District 64% 13% 21% 2%
605 Frontier School District 64% 10% 21% 5%
606 Garrison School District 64% 13% 18% 6%
607 Massapequa School District 64% 9% 20% 7%
608 Herricks School District 64% 10% 22% 3%
609 Jamesville-Dewitt School District 64% 8% 23% 5%
610 Monticello School District 64% 8% 21% 6%
611 Eastchester School District 64% 11% 21% 5%
612 Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery School District 64% 13% 17% 5%
613 Dover Union Free School District 64% 12% 19% 6%
614 Romulus School District 64% 11% 16% 9%
615 Merrick School District 64% 12% 20% 4%
616 Commack Union Free School District 64% 11% 20% 5%
617 Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District 64% 10% 21% 4%
618 Longwood School District 64% 10% 19% 7%
619 Carle Place School District 65% 11% 20% 4%
620 Berlin Central School District 65% 11% 22% 3%
621 Syosset School District 65% 10% 23% 3%
622 Hicksville School District 65% 11% 21% 3%
623 Wantagh School District 65% 10% 21% 4%
624 Millbrook School District 65% 12% 17% 6%
625 Northport-East Northport School District 65% 11% 22% 3%
626 Hastings-On-Hudson School District 65% 11% 21% 3%
627 Rocky Point School District 65% 12% 18% 5%
628 Babylon Union Free School District 65% 10% 19% 7%
629 Amagansett Union Free School District 65% 14% 17% 4%
630 Yorkshire-Pioneer School District 65% 13% 16% 6%
631 Franklin Square School District 65% 9% 21% 5%
632 Hamburg School District 65% 12% 19% 4%
633 Rockville Centre School District 65% 9% 22% 3%
634 Clarkstown Central School District 65% 10% 20% 5%
635 Pine Bush School District 66% 10% 19% 5%
636 Albany City School District 66% 8% 18% 9%
637 Nyack School District 66% 11% 19% 4%
638 Wallkill School District 66% 8% 22% 4%
639 West Hempstead School District 66% 12% 21% 2%
640 Oceanside School District 66% 9% 21% 4%
641 Glen Cove School District 66% 12% 21% 1%
642 Rochester School District 66% 9% 21% 4%
643 East Meadow Union Free School District 66% 10% 20% 4%
644 Bay Shore Union Free School District 66% 8% 20% 5%
645 Riverhead School District 66% 10% 21% 2%
646 Rush-Henrietta School District 66% 10% 22% 2%
647 Plainview-Old Bethpage School District 66% 11% 20% 2%
648 Mount Sinai School District 66% 13% 16% 5%
649 Putnam School District 66% 19% 15% 0.2%
650 Huntington School District 66% 9% 23% 1%
651 Quogue School District 66% 14% 17% 3%
652 Levittown School District 67% 9% 21% 3%
653 Port Chester-Rye School District 67% 9% 19% 5%
654 Brookhaven-Comsewogue School District 67% 10% 20% 4%
655 Seaford Union Free School District 67% 9% 23% 1%
656 Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District 67% 11% 21% 0.2%
657 Valley Stream School District 67% 12% 18% 3%
658 Valley Stream Twenty-Four School District 67% 12% 20% 1%
659 Baldwin Union Free School District 68% 10% 19% 3%
660 Schenectady School District 68% 10% 18% 5%
661 Hempstead School District 68% 12% 19% 1%
662 Jericho School District 68% 10% 20% 2%
663 Valley Central School District 68% 9% 20% 3%
664 Menands School District 68% 12% 13% 6%
665 Greenwood Lake School District 68% 9% 19% 4%
666 Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District 68% 7% 14% 10%
667 Island Park School District 69% 13% 15% 4%
668 Elmsford School District 69% 12% 20% 0.0%
669 Sewanhaka School District 69% 10% 22% 0.1%
670 Freeport School District 69% 9% 20% 3%
671 Uniondale Union Free School District 69% 9% 19% 2%
672 Westbury School District 70% 9% 19% 2%
673 Lawrence School District 70% 10% 20% 0.4%
674 Valley Stream Thirteen School District 70% 9% 21% 0.3%
675 North Greenbush School District 70% 9% 6% 15%
676 Tuckahoe Common School District 70% 13% 14% 2%
677 Lackawanna School District 71% 11% 15% 3%
678 South Mountain-Hickory School District 71% 7% 0% 22%
679 East Ramapo Central School District 72% 8% 19% 2%
680 Amityville Union Free School District 72% 9% 17% 2%
681 New Suffolk School District 72% 12% 15% 1%
682 Copiague Union Free School District 72% 10% 16% 2%
683 East Moriches School District 73% 8% 11% 7%
684 Glens Falls Common School District 74% 12% 12% 2%
685 Montauk School District 75% 8% 15% 3%
686 Springs School District 76% 8% 15% 1%
687 Oysterponds School District 76% 10% 13% 0.1%
688 Remsenburg-Speonk School District 78% 8% 13% 0.2%
689 Wainscott School District 79% 11% 5% 5%
690 Inlet School District 79% 8% 11% 2%
691 Sagaponack School District 80% 9% 10% 0.0%
692 East Quogue School District 83% 5% 10% 3%

2 comments:

  1. Is it possible there's a relationship between amount spent on students and the standard of living/household income for that district? Just flipping through this offhand and the more upper-scale Buffalo suburbs seems to spend a lot more percentage of funds on students, while Buffalo itself is pretty low (49%).

    But I only know Erie County, so that doesn't give me much of a sample size to say that with any confidence. Such a correlation may also represent a different relationship (if such exists), such as urban vs non-urban districts.

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  2. Huh...that's a good observation. I don't really know off hand, I feel like you might be able to make a PhD project out of that kind of analysis. But what would be the thinking, that a school with more students, more programs, maybe more aid, would need more paper pushers? Cuz I could see that.

    On the other hand, the really rural schools seem to have pretty high admin/operations costs also. Its probably quite a juggling act to run a school that might span multiple counties or towns!

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