An equity score of 41/100 ranks Chappaqua Central School District #535 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $34,303 per pupil, Chappaqua Central School District ranks #132 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,574
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$34,303
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chappaqua Central School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,574 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 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 $34,303 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 88.0% local, 10.2% state, and 1.8% 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 41/100, ranked #535 of 931 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 167.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 4.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.6% White, 15.3% Asian, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Robert E Bell School, with a diversity index of 51.0/100.
Its largest campus is Horace Greeley High School, enrolling 1,122 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses held roughly steady from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (3,545 to 3,548 students, +0.1%), per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $133,185,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 57% went to instruction, 33.5% to support services, and 3.1% to capital outlay, a fairly typical instruction/support/capital split for a public school district. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Horace Greeley High School accounts for 31.4% of all Chappaqua Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Chappaqua Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Chappaqua Central School District school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Chappaqua Central School District school enrollment ranges from 415 students (lowest) to 1,122 students (highest), a spread of 707 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.
Chappaqua Central School District student-counselor ratio is 168:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Chappaqua Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 4.9% — 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 Chappaqua Central 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 Chappaqua Central School District?
Chappaqua Central School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,574 students.
How much does Chappaqua Central School District spend per student?
Chappaqua Central School District spends $34,303 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #535 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Chappaqua Central School District?
Chappaqua Central School District students are 69.6% White, 15.3% Asian, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chappaqua Central School District?
Chappaqua Central School District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #535 out of 931 districts in New York.