Comparison
of Nassau County school districts
1999
Each
year the New York State Department of Education collects data from all
State school districts. The Department of Education publishes these
data as New York: The State of Learning (the Section 655 Report).
The edition published in June 2001 covers the 1999-2000
school year. It is available at
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/ch655_2001/home.html
To the left are ten graphs that present some of the data from that report
Where do we stand?
Glen Cove’s poverty index, free and reduced lunch
ratio, pupils with disabilities ratio and students with limited English
proficiency ratio are well above the Nassau County average and are, in
fact, greater than all but eight school districts in the county. The
smaller classes, additional teachers, and additional programs needed by
these students raise the cost of running the school district.
Our combined wealth ratio, which measures our ability
to pay for services, is just slightly above the Nassau average. The
fraction of our school budget that is supported by New York State is below
the Nassau average. With our high needs and medium ability to pay, we have
a strong case that we deserve more state aid.
Our total cost per pupil, teacher median salary,
instruction cost per regular pupil, and instruction cost per disabled
pupil are all very near the Nassau average, which is remarkable in light
of the great number of students who need extra help.
Although it is difficult, the Glen Cove school board
and voters should assure that the school district has the resources it
needs to continue to provide quality education to all of our students and
to maintain its position relative to the other Nassau County school
districts.
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