Data: Long Island school district enrollment changes
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.
