Schools

How Will You Vote on the Elwood School Budget?

$54.6 million budget represents a .83 percent increase over 2011-2012.

Elwood School District is presenting a $54.6 million budget for 2012-2013 at the polls on on Tuesday, May 15 from 2 to 10 p.m. The budget represents a .83 percent increase over 2011-2012 and a 2.12 percent tax levy, whicg equates to an estimated tax rate of 3.31 percent. Read more .

Citing data from the New York State Report Card, Superintendent Bill Pastore said the average expenditure per student in Elwood is $18,000 per year. "We are pretty much the lowest in the Huntington School District," he said.

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