1996-97 WEALTH, EXPENDITURE AND AID DATA

RANKED BY EXPENDITURE PER PUPIL

DECILES FOR ALL MAJOR DISTRICTS EXCLUDING NEW YORK CITY

---------------------------------------------- DECILE AVERAGE* ------------------------------------------------

Operating Exp.**/Pupil Deciles (upper limit shown)

1996-97

Operating Expense per Pupil

1996

Actual Valuation per Pupil

1996-97

Total Expense*** per Pupil

1996-97

Net State Aid**** per Pupil

1996-97

Tax Revenue per Pupil

1996-97

Tax Rate per $1,000 Full Value

1=

$4,875

$4,621

$119,164

$6,166

$4,086

$1,701

$14.38

2=

5,120

5,021

152,960

6,655

3,802

2,465

16.19

3=

5,309

5,217

149,193

6,871

3,844

2,534

17.04

4=

5,566

5,423

161,228

7,158

4,000

2,613

16.28

5=

5,906

5,715

192,528

7,473

3,505

3,446

17.92

6=

6,229

6,023

208,157

7,676

3,650

3,510

17.07

7=

7,031

6,565

265,360

8,362

3,097

4,755

17.95

8=

8,152

7,618

290,371

9,126

2,797

5,898

20.37

9=

9,443

8,710

390,850

10,379

2,268

7,459

19.23

10=

28,636

10,644

724,895

12,683

1,193

10,696

14.78

All Major Districts Avg. (excluding NYC)

6,624

263,649

8,318

3,200

4,596

17.49

New York City

5,118

223,307

6,791

2,909

3,005

13.52

All Major Districts Avg. (including NYC)

$6,050

$248,500

$7,743

$3,091

$3,997

$16.15

Decile Rank

6

7

6

5

6

5

*

Values shown are the weighted averages for all 68 (or 69) districts with an AOE/TAPU for Exp. less than or equal to the upper limit for the decile.

**

Approved operating expenses are the operating expenses for the day-to-day operation of the school as defined in Education Law. Not included are expenditures for building construction, transportation of pupils, and some other expenditures. Money received as Federal aid revenue, proceeds of borrowing, and State aid for special prigrams are first deducted from total annual expenditures when approved operating expenditures are computed.

***

Total Expenditure includes Debt Service and Special Aid Fund.

****

State Aid includes the effect of the 1996-97 Transition Adjustment of -$390 million.

Source:

Analysis of School Finances in New York State School Districts: 1996-97. New York State Education Department, Albany, New York. p. 16.