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Carle Place, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Carle Place Union Free School District #174 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $38,859 per pupil, Carle Place Union Free School District ranks #51 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,264
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$38,859
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Carle Place Union Free School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,264 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 combined 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 Nassau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $38,859 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 100 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 84.1% local, 13.4% state, and 2.5% 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 65/100, ranked #174 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 271.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.4% White, 27.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rushmore Avenue School, with a diversity index of 64.5/100.
Carle Place Middle Senior High School accounts for 47.2% of all Carle Place Union Free School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Carle Place Union Free School District a distant remainder — means Carle Place Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Carle Place Union Free School District school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Carle Place Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 283 students (lowest) to 617 students (highest), a spread of 334 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.
Carle Place Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 271:1 — 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 Carle Place Union Free School District is typically wider than the Carle Place Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Carle Place Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Carle Place 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 Carle Place Union Free School District?
Carle Place Union Free School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,264 students.
How much does Carle Place Union Free School District spend per student?
Carle Place Union Free School District spends $38,859 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #174 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Carle Place Union Free School District?
Carle Place Union Free School District students are 53.4% White, 27.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 2.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Carle Place Union Free School District?
Carle Place Union Free School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #174 out of 941 districts in New York.