An equity score of 38/100 ranks Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District #599 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,900 per pupil, Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District ranks #713 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,326
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$23,900
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,326 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 $23,900 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 37.4% local, 50.8% state, and 11.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 38/100, ranked #599 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 237.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 56.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.8% White, 12.2% African American, 12.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Theodore Roosevelt School, with a diversity index of 67.9/100.
John F Kennedy Senior High School accounts for 26.6% of all Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District student enrollment
That concentration means Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free 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.
Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 238:1 — 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.
Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 56.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Cheektowaga-Sloan 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-Sloan Union Free School District?
Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,326 students.
How much does Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District spend per student?
Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District spends $23,900 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #599 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District?
Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District students are 57.8% White, 12.2% African American, 12.2% Asian, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District?
Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #599 out of 931 districts in New York.