Administrative costs in Long Island's 124 public school districts for the current academic year now top $1 billion, and total expenses — including teachers, student programs and infrastructure — are approaching $13 billion, a Newsday review of state-mandated budget figures finds. 

School spending in Nassau and Suffolk counties has substantially outpaced inflation since New York's property tax cap took effect in 2012-13, with overall expenses up nearly 18 percent and administrative expenses up 16 percent. In contrast, the national Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation, has risen 10 percent during the same time frame.

One focus of the review was administrative overhead, a longtime target of taxpayer advocates and others who contend that the sheer number of the Island's school districts and other local government entities leads to duplication and waste. Newsday looked at administrative costs not only for districts' central offices but for individual schools, a multiyear examination involving more than 8,000... See full article at: https://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/long-island-schools-costs-budgets-tax-cap-1.30255077