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Ardsley, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Ardsley Union Free School District #664 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,561 per pupil, Ardsley Union Free School District ranks #276 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,298
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$28,561
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ardsley Union Free School District operates 3 public schools serving 2,298 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Westchester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,561 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 80.6% local, 14.5% state, and 4.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 34/100, ranked #664 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 398.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.8% White, 21.8% Asian, 15.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Concord Road Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.0/100.
Its largest campus is Ardsley Middle School, enrolling 790 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Ardsley Middle School accounts for 34.0% of all Ardsley Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ardsley Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Ardsley Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 398:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Ardsley Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.3% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Ardsley Union Free School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Ardsley Union Free School District?
Ardsley Union Free School District has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,298 students.
How much does Ardsley Union Free School District spend per student?
Ardsley Union Free School District spends $28,561 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #664 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Ardsley Union Free School District?
Ardsley Union Free School District students are 51.8% White, 21.8% Asian, 15.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ardsley Union Free School District?
Ardsley Union Free School District has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #664 out of 941 districts in New York.