Long Island by the Numbers

School district residents go to the polls on May 18 to vote on budgets and members of their local boards for the coming school year. Here are the details on the ballots in 124 districts.

More than half of students across 61 Long Island school districts in grades 3-8 eligible to take the state ELA exam refused, according to a Newsday survey.

Nassau County paid 14,750 employees or former employees a total of $1,041,862,380.73 in 2020, an increase of 3.6% from the year before.

Suffolk County paid 12,359 employees or former employees a total of $1,087,665,098 in 2020, an increase of 3.6% from the year before.

The State Legislature has approved a plan for more than $3.6 billion in aid to public school districts on Long Island.

State parks on Long Island saw 32.1 million visitors last year, up from 26.9 million visitors in 2019.

Federal and state financial aid to Long Island school districts would rise by just 1.15% next year, according to a Newsday analysis of Gov. Cuomo's proposed budget.

Long Island's high school Class of 2020 had a graduation rate of 91.5%, according to state Education Department data.

See the latest official snowfall totals from Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton and the National Weather Service.

The majority of LI public schools started the school year teaching students both in-person and online under a hybrid model, according to a Newsday analysis.

The Senate has voted on 24 Supreme Court nominees since Lyndon Johnson took office in the 1960s, confirming 21 and rejecting three.

The town board approved raises for 151 town employees from May through August, paying these employees $1 million more than it did in 2019.

More than 65,000 Payment Protection Program loans have been made out to LI businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.

Reserve funds are up to a record $2.6 billion across Long Island, and questions about state and federal funding could mean districts will dig into them soon.

Long Island school districts plan to spend $13.4 billion in the 2020-21 school year, which would represent an average spending hike of 1.8%, or about $242 million, if approved.

The State Legislature has approved a plan for slightly more than $3.3 billion in aid to public school districts on Long Island.

Long Island school districts are planning to ask for more than $9.2 billion in tax levies this spring for their 2020-21 budgets, a 2.58% increase.

Tax bills for more than 205,000 properties are projected to rise under Laura Curran’s plan, according to new county projections.

Cash reserves held by Long Island school districts have grown to a record $2.6 billion regionwide, including money earmarked for dealing with emergencies such as the coronavirus pandemic, according to the state Education Department.

See how many students achieved passing grades on AP and IB exams in your school district.

Long Island's high school Class of 2019 had a graduation rate of 89.1%, according to state Education Department data.