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Chester, New York - 2 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Chester Union Free School District #437 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,886 per pupil, Chester Union Free School District ranks #363 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,011
Total Enrollment
2
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$26,886
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chester Union Free School District operates 2 public schools serving 1,011 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,886 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 61.4% local, 32.0% state, and 6.6% 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 47/100, ranked #437 of 941 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 134.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.1% Hispanic or Latino, 39.3% White, 13.3% African American across the district's schools.
Chester Academy-Middle/High School accounts for 53.2% of all Chester Union Free School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Chester Union Free School District a distant remainder — means Chester 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.
Chester Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 135:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Chester Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.3% — 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 Chester Union Free School District is typically wider than the Chester Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Chester 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 Chester Union Free School District?
Chester Union Free School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,011 students.
How much does Chester Union Free School District spend per student?
Chester Union Free School District spends $26,886 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #437 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Chester Union Free School District?
Chester Union Free School District students are 42.1% Hispanic or Latino, 39.3% White, 13.3% African American, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chester Union Free School District?
Chester Union Free School District has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #437 out of 941 districts in New York.