WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Demographic, Enrollment and Facilities Overview September 11, 2012 Western Suffolk BOCES Office of School Planning & Research

Enrollment on Long Island  Long Island: declined 4.2 %  West Hempstead SD: declined 8.6 % (204 students) 2011 – 2014  Long Island: additional 3.4 % decrease  West Hempstead SD: 3.8 % decrease (83 students)

West Hempstead UFSD Enrollment Trend:

WHY ?

Births on Long Island:

West Hempstead UFSD School District Births

West Hempstead UFSD Population

Other Factors Housing  Sales have plummeted on Long Island  New construction has stalled  Values have decreased Non-Public Enrollment:  Nassau County: declined to 13.8%  West Hempstead: has been stable – 38.9% in 2011

West Hempstead UFSD Other Demographics Age distribution has shifted  fewer in the (5.7%) and (46%) age groups - more in the (22.4%) and 55+ (25.8%) age groups Ethnic composition has shifted  White population decreased; increases in all other ethnic groups – largest increase was the Hispanic group,10.4% in 2000 to 17.3% in 2010 Housing sales (between 2003 and 2010)  peaked in 2004 when 226 units sold  87 units were sold in 2010 Public school children per household in 2010  0.42, lower than Nassau County (0.45) % of households with children under 18  decreased from 41.1% in 2000 to 40.3% in 2010 Total occupied housing units decreased between 1990 and 2010  5,530 in 1990 and 5,353 in 2010

West Hempstead UFSD Kindergarten and Displacement Between 2001 – 2011:  kindergarten cohorts ranged: 124 (2008) (2001)  smaller kindergarten replaced larger exiting 12 th grade students in all years  displacement range: between -40 ( 2004) and -121 (2009) Between 2012 – 2021:  kindergarten expected range: 124 (2021) (2013)  smaller kindergarten groups are expected to replace larger exiting 12 th grade students in all years  displacement expected range: between -50 (2017) and -99 (2013)

West Hempstead UFSD Migration Patterns Stable or Positive average migrations to ten grades from one year to the next Average losses are seen to two grades: Grades 11 and 12 (could be credit accumulation issues)

West Hempstead UFSD Enrollment shaded area - students already enrolled GRADE KINDERGARTEN FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FIFTH SIXTH SEVENTH EIGHTH NINTH TENTH ELEVENTH TWELFTH TOTAL2,1722,1442,0992,0892,0932,0912,0952,0682,0442,0232,008

West Hempstead UFSD Enrollment in Grades K - 12 School Current (2011/12) Range Chestnut Street ES Cornwell Avenue ES George Washington ES West Hempstead MS West Hempstead HS

West Hempstead UFSD Facility Utilization /12 FacilityGradesCapacityUtilization Chestnut Street ES K % Cornwell Avenue ES % George Washington ES % West Hempstead MS % West Hempstead HS ,250 68%

West Hempstead UFSD Projected Facility Utilization: FacilityGradesCapacityUtilization Chestnut Street ES K % - 84% Cornwell Avenue ES % - 86% G. Washington ES % - 69% West Hempstead MS % - 82% West Hempstead HS ,250 61% - 67%

West Hempstead UFSD Elementary Instructional Space School Gen Ed & Sp Ed Support Other & Unoccupied % Support Total Rooms Chestnut St %11 Cornwell Ave %20 Washington %25 Total Elementary % (3- school average) 56

West Hempstead UFSD Secondary Instructional Space School Inter- changeable rooms Specialized rooms Total Rooms West Hempstead Middle School West Hempstead High School Total