Tally sheet of New York City budget cuts to the public schools
(on the basis of the adopted city budget, rounded to the nearest million)

1990-91 to 1993-94 School Years: $1,082 Million ($1.1 Billion)

1990-91 School Year	218 million
1991-92 School Year	444 million
1992-93 School Year	219 million
1993-94 School Year	201 million

 

1994-95 to 1996-97 School Years: $1,603 Million ($1.6 Billion)

1994-95 School Year	548 million
1995-96 School Year	754 million
1996-97 School Year	301 million
1997-98 School Year	0 million

Total Budget Cuts over 8 Years: $2,685 Million ($2.7 Billion)
During the same period, student enrollment in the New York City public school system increased from 949,929 pupils to 1,064,668 - by 114,739 or 12 percent.