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The changing face of North Shore schools Analysis shows overall decrease in white enrollment since 2015-2016 BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z This is the second in a series on North Shore school districts The number of white students in all 11 public school districts on the North Shore decreased since 2015, while the the Asian population in most districts increased over the same time period, according to an analysis by Blank Slate Media. The total number of white students in all 11 districts for the 2015-16 school districts was 22,249, averaging out to roughly 2,022 in each one, according to the analysis. Statistics from the state Education Department show that the total number of white students throughout the districts during the 2020-21 school year was 18,699, a 17% decrease from five years prior. A total of 9,691 Asian students during the 2015-16 school year, rose by more than 21% over the next five years, accounting for 12,028 of the combined enrollment, statistics showed. Overall enrollment throughout the 11 districts slightly decreased from 40,390 in 2015-16 to 39,954 in 2020-21. The only four school districts throughout the North Shore to not suffer enrollment decreases were Great Neck, Herricks, Mineola and Roslyn.
Blank Slate’s study analyzed the K-12 demographic figures during the 2015-16 and 2020-21 school years for the 11 public school districts throughout the North Shore of Nassau County (East Williston, Floral Park-Bellerose, Great Neck, Herricks, Manhasset, Mineola, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park, North Shore, Port Washington, Roslyn and Sewanhaka). The statistics were provided by the New York State Education Department’s website. The trends were reflected in detailed data from the 2020 U.S. Census, which showed that Nassau’s white, non-Hispanic population decreased by nearly 10%, while its Asian American population increased by more than 4% over the past 10 years. The county’s non-Hispanic white population decreased from 65.5% in 2010 to 55.8% in 2020. In 2010, Asian Americans made up 7.6% of Nassau’s population, which increased to 11.7% in 2020. The Town of North Hempstead, which had a 5% increase in total population to more than 237,000 residents, saw similar trends. The town’s white, non-Hispanic population decreased from 64.8% in 2010 to 53.9% in 2020, according to the data. The Asian American population rose from 14.9% to 23% over the Continued on Page 61
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Visitors enjoy a fireworks display at North Hempstead Beach Park. On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered to celebrate Memorial Day weekend. See story on page 2.
Bryant Library director receives excellence award BY ST E V E N K E E H N E R As with all grand adventures, Victor Caputo’s journey at the Bryant Library began 25 years ago with an advertisement in the “Help Wanted” section of The New York Times. Caputo’s efforts have now been
recognized not just in his community, but also beyond it. On May 19, the Bryant Library director received the LDA Library Award for Excellent Achievement in Library Service. “I was just so humbled by the kind words because I love what I do
and when you’re lucky enough to be able to love what you do every day, that’s reward enough sometimes,” he said. “I really was stunned when they told me — in a good way.” Founded in 1978, the award recognizes an individual who has made Continued on Page 20
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