State Aid Restored to Northport Schools

State aid has been restored to Northport School District, according to final numbers released by the State late last week.

Northport will see a $176,000 increase in aid for 2013-2014, as opposed to a $501,926 decrease proposed in preliminary numbers in January. The increase comes primarily from a restoration of high tax aid to $735,742, the same amount given in 2012-2013.

The total difference between aid numbers proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in January and the final numbers within the enacted budget is $703,626. The change represents a 1.50 percent increase overall.

The Northport School District is expected to discuss how the final state aid numbers will affect the proposed budget at their April 8 meeting.

Elwood School District also saw an increase in state aid according to the final state aid numbers.

Initially slated for a $227,662 increase, Elwood schools will now receive  $613,287 more than in 2012-2013. The highest aid increase for Elwood was in BOCES and special education in the amount of $1,008,263, a $385,367 increase from 2012-2013.

Elwood's final state aid numbers represent a 5.35 percent increase overall.