Three of Long Island's four school districts have seen student enrollment decline over the past decade, with some districts experiencing declines of as much as 25 percent. This is because schools are grappling with the problem of families with fewer children, aging populations and people leaving schools who can't afford to live here. According to state figures and a Newsday analysis.
Of Long Island's 124 school districts, 94, or 76%, saw student enrollment decrease from the 2012-2013 school year to the 2022-23 school year, with some districts, including Kings Park (-29%) and Port College, seeing significant declines. A significant decrease was seen. Jefferson (-26%), West Hempstead (-23%), Smithtown (-22%) and Commack (-21%), according to the latest numbers from the state Department of Education.
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Three of Long Island's four school districts have seen student enrollment decline over the past decade, with some districts seeing declines of 25%. This is because schools are grappling with families with fewer children, aging populations and people leaving schools who can't afford to live here. According to state figures and a Newsday analysis.
Of Long Island's 124 school districts, 94, or 76%, saw student enrollment decrease from the 2012-2013 school year to the 2022-23 school year, with some districts, including Kings Park (-29%) and Port College, seeing significant declines. A significant decrease was seen. Jefferson (-26%), West Hempstead (-23%), Smithtown (-22%) and Commack (-21%), according to the latest numbers from the state Department of Education.
Figures show that over the past 10 years, the island's student population has fallen by a total of 33,394 people, or 7.35 per cent, from 455,384 to 421,990.
This searchable graph shows how enrollment has changed by public school district on Long Island.
