State aid for public school districts on the North Shore of Nassau County in 2022-23 increased by more than 21 percent from the current year, according to statistics from the state legislation.
The boost in state aid for the 11 public school districts on the North Shore is part of a record $457 million in extra financial aid for all Long Island public school districts included in the state’s budget, which was approved earlier this month. The cumulative rise in the 11 school districts is larger in percentage terms than the cumulative 16.52 percent increase for all Nassau County school districts.
The largest dollar increase among the North Shore’s districts was a $9.67 million rise in Sewanhaka’s state aid. In 2021-22, according to statistics, Sewanhaka received more than $48.2 million in state aid for its six high schools. In 2022-23, that state aid will increase to more than $57.8 million. The largest percentage increase comes from the East Williston school district, which had more than $3.9 million allocated in state aid in 2021-22. In 2022-23, statistics show, that state aid will increase by more than 38.7 percent to $5.5 million.
The dollar increase for Manhasset’s state aid in 2022-23 was the lowest among the 11 school districts, with $652,000 more being allocated, resulting in a total of almost $5.6 million. The lowest percentage increase was allocated to the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park school district, with just under 10 percent of new state aid rolling in for the 2022-23 year. The district received nearly $9.2 million in state aid in 2021-22, with the 2022-23 total coming in at more than $10.1 million, according to statistics.
The Mineola school district received a notable 30.3 percent increase in 2022-23 state aid, which will result in a total of more than $11.9 million. The Port Washington and Roslyn school districts also received increases of more than 23 percent. The Port Washington school district will receive more than $12.7 million in school funding while the Roslyn school district will receive nearly $9.3 million.
The Floral Park-Bellerose school district’s state aid will increase to $7.8 million in 2022-23, the Great Neck school district’s will increase to nearly $12.2 million, the Herricks school district’s will increase to almost $17.6 million and the North Shore school district’s will increase to more than $6.8 million.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the $31.5 billion statewide package “will broaden access to opportunity in New York and build the education system of the future” in a statement.
“The opportunity to pursue a quality education is the silver bullet for so many New Yorkers,” Hochul said. “With this budget we are going to unleash the power of higher education to lift up the people of our state by investing in our institutions and our teachers.”
