Data: Long Island school district enrollment changes
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The Kings Park Central School District Administration Building. The district is among the 94 on Long Island that saw their student population drop from the 2012-13 school year to the 2022-23 year. Credit: Barry Sloan
Student enrollment has declined in three out of four Long Island school districts over the past decade, as much as 25% in some, as schools grapple with families having fewer children, an aging population and people leaving 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 their student population drop from the 2012-13 school year to the 2022-23 school year, with some districts seeing substantial decreases, including Kings Park (-29%), Port Jefferson (-26%), West Hempstead (-23%), Smithtown (-22%) and Commack (-21%), according to the most recent figures from the state Department of Education.
In total, the Island's student population dropped by 33,394, or 7.35%, in the decade, from 455,384 to 421,990, the figures show.
This searchable chart shows how enrollment has changed for each of Long Island's public school districts.