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The Public Education System in New York City
How big are the cuts?
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
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| 1991-92 School Year |
444 million
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| 1992-93 School Year |
219 million
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| 1993-94 School Year |
201 million
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1994-95 to 1996-97 School Years: $1,603 Million
($1.6 Billion)
| 1994-95 School Year |
548 million
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| 1995-96 School Year |
754 million
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| 1996-97 School Year |
301 million
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| 1997-98 School Year |
0 million
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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.
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