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Cheektowaga, New York - 4 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District #718 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,745 per pupil, Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District ranks #859 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,252
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$19,745
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District operates 4 public schools serving 2,252 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,745 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 40.9% local, 44.6% state, and 14.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #718 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 384.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.4% White, 14.8% Asian, 11.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Maryvale Primary School, with a diversity index of 66.4/100.
Its largest campus is Maryvale High School, enrolling 660 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Maryvale High School accounts for 29.3% of all Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cheektowaga-Maryvale 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.
Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 384:1 — 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.
Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 26.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District is typically wider than the Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Cheektowaga-Maryvale 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 Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District?
Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,252 students.
How much does Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District spend per student?
Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District spends $19,745 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #718 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District?
Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District students are 57.4% White, 14.8% Asian, 11.8% African American, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District?
Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #718 out of 941 districts in New York.