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Glen Cove, New York - 6 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Glen Cove City School District #291 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,864 per pupil, Glen Cove City School District ranks #264 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,214
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$28,864
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Glen Cove City School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,214 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 $28,864 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 74.2% local, 20.7% state, and 5.1% 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 56/100, ranked #291 of 941 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 (15 AP courses district-wide), a 221.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 40.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% White, 6.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Deasy School, with a diversity index of 51.5/100.
Its largest campus is Glen Cove High School, enrolling 1,060 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Connolly School, at 329 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Glen Cove High School accounts for 33.0% of all Glen Cove City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Glen Cove City 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.
Glen Cove City School District school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Glen Cove City School District school enrollment ranges from 329 students (lowest) to 1,060 students (highest), a spread of 731 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.
Glen Cove City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Glen Cove City School District student-counselor ratio is 221:1 — 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.
Glen Cove City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 40.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Glen Cove City 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 Glen Cove City School District?
Glen Cove City School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,214 students.
How much does Glen Cove City School District spend per student?
Glen Cove City School District spends $28,864 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #291 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Glen Cove City School District?
Glen Cove City School District students are 67.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% White, 6.6% African American, 2.9% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Glen Cove City School District?
Glen Cove City School District has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #291 out of 941 districts in New York.