Since there’s been so much buzz about the school budget, Lindenhurst Patch has put together a comparison table to let residents see how Lindy’s 2012-13 budget stacks up against other local districts in Suffolk County.
(Scroll down to view, and share your thoughts in the comments section.)
With the reality of the tax cap, the wasn't alone this year in making some tough budget-related decisions for the year.
(To read about this year's cuts, click and .)
This year’s proposed $141.7 million proposed and approved by the Lindenhurst Board of Education has an associated 2.45 percent tax-levy increase.
That 2.45 percent tax-levy increase is less than the 3.55 percent the district was allowed under New York state law, but above what the residents here in Lindenhurst think it should be, according to Lindenhurst Patch’s recent Talk Back Poll.
(To see the results of that poll, click .)
The poll sparked a discussion about whether or not residents support this year's budget, and how they'll on , . And it seems 67 percent (versus 32 percent) have indicated they don’t support the budget in a follow-up Talk Back Poll.
(To see the results of that poll, click .)
It also led residents to continue to voice frustration about the budget at recent BOE meetings and here on the site, and led to several opinion pieces posted here on the site.
(To read about how taxpayers initially urged the BOE not to pierce the cap, click . To read about what happened at the most recent budget presentation, click . To read the recent opinion pieces, click , and .)
(, but not least, to see a voters' guide click .)
Now, here's the comparison chart showing where Lindy falls:
District
Enrollment*
Adopted Budget
Tax-Levy Increase
+/- District Cap
6,760
$141.7 million
2.45%
Under cap
4,856
$107.1 million
2.59%
Above cap
4,206
$101.2 million
Under cap
9,882
$221.9 million
At cap
8,188
$162 million
1.99%
Under cap
1,788
$46.3 million
1.39%
At cap
3,293
$85.7 million
2.33%
Under cap
2,503
$64.9 million
2.29%
Under cap
5,306
$110 million
2.27%
At cap
14,668
$291.4 million
4.20%
Above cap
4,360
$96.2 million
3.64%
Under cap
2,800
$55.4 million
4.78%
Above cap
3,890
$79.1 million
4.50%
Above cap
7,378
$178.6 million
4.48%
Above cap
11,000
$218.2 million
4.37%
Above cap
3,523
$71.6 million
3.20%
Above cap
4,000
$98.6 million
2.90%
Under cap
3,024
$64.95 million
2.61%
At cap
7,509
$171 million
2.60%
Under cap
3,923
$80.8 million
2.49%
Under cap
10,810
$215.3 million
2.23%
Under cap
1,217
$38.1 million
2.00%
Under cap
2,678
$62.7 million
1.75%
Under cap
*Based on 2010-2011 data from New York State Report Cards.
Information compiled from sister Patch sites (, , and ) and numbers recently reported on Newsday.com.
To see a comparison of school districts in Nassau County as compiled by Patch, click .
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Editor's Note: Don't forget to weigh in with your thoughts and concerns about this year's budget process for the with Lindenhurst Patch on the site by taking these two polls by clicking and , and by sharing your thoughts in the comments section of articles about the topic, and on Facebook and Twitter, and by e-mailing barbara.loehr@patch.com with an opinion piece.
