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Bay Shore, New York - 7 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Bay Shore Union Free School District #187 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $29,075 per pupil, Bay Shore Union Free School District ranks #250 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,854
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$29,075
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bay Shore Union Free School District operates 7 public schools serving 5,854 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Suffolk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $29,075 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 58.9% local, 31.9% state, and 9.2% 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 64/100, ranked #187 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 260.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.9% Hispanic or Latino, 25.5% White, 15.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Country School, with a diversity index of 66.3/100.
Its largest campus is Bay Shore Senior High School, enrolling 1,862 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Brook Avenue Elementary School, at 336 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bay Shore Senior High School accounts for 31.8% of all Bay Shore Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bay Shore Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Bay Shore Union Free School District school enrollment varies 5.5× across entities
Bay Shore Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 336 students (lowest) to 1,862 students (highest), a spread of 1,526 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bay Shore Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 261:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Bay Shore Union Free School District is typically wider than the Bay Shore Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Bay Shore Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 34.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Bay Shore 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 Bay Shore Union Free School District?
Bay Shore Union Free School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,854 students.
How much does Bay Shore Union Free School District spend per student?
Bay Shore Union Free School District spends $29,075 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #187 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Bay Shore Union Free School District?
Bay Shore Union Free School District students are 51.9% Hispanic or Latino, 25.5% White, 15.0% African American, 4.5% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bay Shore Union Free School District?
Bay Shore Union Free School District has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #187 out of 941 districts in New York.