NYSED: Oyster Bay State Aid to Drop

The New York State Education Department announced preliminary district aid estimates for the 2013-14 school year Tuesday. The estimates included a 2.6 percent drop in aid for the Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District.

NYSED projected that OBEN's total aid including building and building reorganization incentives in 2013-14 would be $2,156,315, down from 2012-13's final total of $2,213,948. The change is a total decrease of $57,633, or 2.6 percent.

OBEN's state aid decreased $6,217, or 0.31 percent, in 2012-13, according to Newsday.

A total $20.81 billion budget was projected for the 2013-14 year statewide, an increase of about 3.02 percent.

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Major decreases in OBEN's aid included a drop of $85,679 in high tax aid and a $6,049 decrease in high cost excess cost. Increases included $7,686 in software, library, and textbook aid and $9,273 in transportation.

These funds are the only ones that would come from the state level, and districts would still have to pass their own budgets.

For the full state aid breakdown of all New York State school districts, go to the department's website here. Oyster Bay's numbers can be found on page 71.