DiNapoli Report Examines State School Aid Trends

State aid to school districts has increased $6 billion over the last ten years to $23.3 billion in 2015-16.

That's according to a report issued by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, which examined school aid patterns and trends in New York.

DiNapoli says over the past decade, school aid has averaged 23.6 percent of state-funded expenditures.

He says the Division of the Budget projects that share to increase to 25.6 percent over the next three years.

School aid is the largest single state-funded expenditure within the budget,” said DiNapoli. “As the start of a new fiscal year approaches, this report is intended to provide policymakers and the public additional information on education funding in New York.”

You can read the full report, New York State School Aid: Two Perspectives, on the Comptroller's website.