An equity score of 57/100 ranks Farmingdale Union Free School District #273 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $34,386 per pupil, Farmingdale Union Free School District ranks #129 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,251
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$34,386
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Farmingdale Union Free School District operates 6 public schools serving 5,251 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $34,386 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 68.9% local, 26.8% state, and 4.3% 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 57/100, ranked #273 of 931 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 640:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.5% White, 30.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Saltzman East Memorial Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.7/100.
Its largest campus is Farmingdale Senior High School, enrolling 1,704 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Northside Elementary School, at 353 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Farmingdale Senior High School accounts for 32.5% of all Farmingdale Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Farmingdale 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.
Farmingdale Union Free School District school enrollment varies 4.8× across entities
Farmingdale Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 353 students (lowest) to 1,704 students (highest), a spread of 1,351 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.
Farmingdale Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 640:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Farmingdale Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.6% — 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 Farmingdale Union Free School District is typically wider than the Farmingdale Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Farmingdale 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 Farmingdale Union Free School District?
Farmingdale Union Free School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,251 students.
How much does Farmingdale Union Free School District spend per student?
Farmingdale Union Free School District spends $34,386 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #273 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Farmingdale Union Free School District?
Farmingdale Union Free School District students are 51.5% White, 30.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 6.5% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Farmingdale Union Free School District?
Farmingdale Union Free School District has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #273 out of 931 districts in New York.