Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District

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Dobbs Ferry, New York - 4 schools

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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis

Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District operates 4 public schools serving 4 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Westchester County.

The funding mix is 95.7% local, 0.6% state, and 3.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.

Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 106.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 86.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.3% Hispanic or Latino, 35.9% African American, 16.5% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kaplan Career Academy, with a diversity index of 70.6/100.

Its largest campus is Greenburgh Academy, enrolling 136 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Reach Academy (the), at 36 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

Greenburgh Academy accounts for 35.6% of all Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District student enrollment

That dominant concentration means Greenburgh-North Castle 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities

Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 36 students (lowest) to 136 students (highest), a spread of 100 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 106:1 — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 86.1% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

3.7%
Federal
0.6%
State
95.7%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 4 schools in Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District.

White 16.5%
Hispanic or Latino 43.3%
African American 35.9%
Asian 1.3%
Multiracial 2.6%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 64.0/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District's schools, above the New York average of 45.5.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Kaplan Career Academy 70.6
  2. 2 Reach Academy (the) 65.7
  3. 3 Clark Academy 61.7
  4. 4 Greenburgh Academy 58.1

Programs & Resources

1 / 4
Schools with AP
2 AP courses total
106.4:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
86.1%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District

School Enrollment
Greenburgh Academy
136
Clark Academy
121
Kaplan Career Academy
89
Reach Academy (the)
36

How Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The New York districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Sagaponack Common School District Larger No spending data Similar funding mix
Nys Office for People With Developmental Disabilities Smaller No spending data No revenue-mix data
New Suffolk Common School District Larger No spending data Similar funding mix
Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls Union Free School District Larger No spending data Similar funding mix
Little Flower Union Free School District Larger No spending data Similar funding mix

Comparisons are relative to Greenburgh-North Castle 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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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District?

Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 4 students.

What is the demographic composition of Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District?

Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District students are 43.3% Hispanic or Latino, 35.9% African American, 16.5% White, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.