School tax as a percentage of property value
Percentage of students in non-public schools
Each year the New York State Department of Education collects data from all State school districts and publishes these data as New York: The State of Learning (the Section 655 Report). The edition published in June 2004 covers the 2003-2004 school year and is available at
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/655report/home.html
On the left are links to graphs that present some of the data from that report
Glen Cove’s poverty index, free and reduced lunch 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 and additional teachers and 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 student is very near the Nassau average, which is remarkable in light of the great number of students who need extra help.