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Franklin Square, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Franklin Square Union Free School District #841 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,308 per pupil, Franklin Square Union Free School District ranks #837 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,930
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$20,308
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Franklin Square Union Free School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,930 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Nassau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,308 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 63.3% local, 27.7% state, and 9.0% 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 17/100, ranked #841 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.
a 594:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.4% White, 26.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Polk Street School, with a diversity index of 68.1/100.
Its largest campus is Washington Street School, enrolling 782 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Washington Street School accounts for 40.5% of all Franklin Square Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Franklin Square 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.
Franklin Square Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 594:1 — 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.
Franklin Square Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.3% — 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 Franklin Square Union Free School District is typically wider than the Franklin Square Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Franklin Square 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 Franklin Square Union Free School District?
Franklin Square Union Free School District has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,930 students.
How much does Franklin Square Union Free School District spend per student?
Franklin Square Union Free School District spends $20,308 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #841 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Franklin Square Union Free School District?
Franklin Square Union Free School District students are 49.4% White, 26.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 2.6% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Franklin Square Union Free School District?
Franklin Square Union Free School District has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #841 out of 941 districts in New York.