How Dering Harbor is run
Dering Harbor spent $327,000 in the year to May 31, 2022, about $29,727 per resident.
What stands out about how Dering Harbor is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Shelter Island Union Free School District
Dering Harbor’s K–12 school district, shared with Shelter Island. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $59,716 per pupil, $34,191 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Dering Harbor
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Dering Harbor yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $29,727 per resident a year, or $81.44 a day
The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 39% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
One full-time town employee for every 11 residents
On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Dering Harbor’s budget compares
Town budgets across the town line. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dering Harbor | $29,727 | — | — |
| Shelter Island Heights | — | — | $7,133 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Dering Harbor.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2New York HouseState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Dering Harbor’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Dering Harbor is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.