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

2. Enrollment on Long Island 2005 - 2011  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)

3. West Hempstead UFSD Enrollment Trend: 1994 - 2021

4. WHY ?

5. Births on Long Island: 1990 - 2010

6. West Hempstead UFSD School District Births

7. West Hempstead UFSD Population

8. 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

9. West Hempstead UFSD Other Demographics Age distribution has shifted  fewer in the 0 - 4 (5.7%) and 20 - 54 (46%) age groups - more in the 5 -19 (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

10. West Hempstead UFSD Kindergarten and Displacement Between 2001 – 2011:  kindergarten cohorts ranged: 124 (2008) - 167 (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) - 133 (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)

11. 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)

12. West Hempstead UFSD Enrollment shaded area - students already enrolled GRADE20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021 KINDERGARTEN133125133130132127 126125 124 FIRST127135127135132134129 128127 SECOND138127135127135132134129 128127 THIRD141144132141132141137140134 133 FOURTH152143146134143134143139142136 FIFTH155156147150137147137147143146139 SIXTH170161162152155142152142152148151 SEVENTH146174165166156159145156145156151 EIGHTH155147175166167157160146157146157 NINTH191193183218207208196200182196182 TENTH213197199188224213214202206187202 ELEVENTH242210194196185220210211199203184 TWELFTH209232201186188177211201202191195 TOTAL2,1722,1442,0992,0892,0932,0912,0952,0682,0442,0232,008

13. West Hempstead UFSD Enrollment in Grades K - 12 School Current (2011/12) Range 2012 - 2021 Chestnut Street ES133124 - 133 Cornwell Avenue ES352345 - 365 George Washington ES 361317 - 344 West Hempstead MS 471444 - 502 West Hempstead HS 855763 - 832

14. West Hempstead UFSD Facility Utilization - 2011/12 FacilityGradesCapacityUtilization Chestnut Street ES K 158 84% Cornwell Avenue ES 1 - 5 422 83% George Washington ES 1 - 5 496 73% West Hempstead MS 6 - 8 615 77% West Hempstead HS 9 - 12 1,250 68%

15. West Hempstead UFSD Projected Facility Utilization: 2012 - 21 FacilityGradesCapacityUtilization Chestnut Street ES K 158 78% - 84% Cornwell Avenue ES 1 - 5 422 82% - 86% G. Washington ES 1 - 5 496 64% - 69% West Hempstead MS 6 - 8 615 72% - 82% West Hempstead HS 9 - 12 1,250 61% - 67%

16. West Hempstead UFSD Elementary Instructional Space School Gen Ed & Sp Ed Support Other & Unoccupied % Support Total Rooms Chestnut St. 73127%11 Cornwell Ave. 155025%20 Washington 168132%25 Total Elementary 38162 28% (3- school average) 56

17. West Hempstead UFSD Secondary Instructional Space School Inter- changeable rooms Specialized rooms Total Rooms West Hempstead Middle School 21930 West Hempstead High School 29 58 Total 503888