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Hempstead, New York - 8 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Hempstead Union Free School District #170 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $32,011 per pupil, Hempstead Union Free School District ranks #148 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,114
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$32,011
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hempstead Union Free School District operates 8 public schools serving 6,114 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $32,011 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 28.4% local, 59.6% state, and 12.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 65/100, ranked #170 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.
a 242.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 59.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.5% African American, 1.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Joseph Mcneil School, with a diversity index of 45.1/100.
Its largest campus is Hempstead High School, enrolling 1,879 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Joseph Mcneil School, at 359 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hempstead High School accounts for 30.7% of all Hempstead Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hempstead Union Free 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.
Hempstead Union Free School District school enrollment varies 5.2× across entities
Hempstead Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 359 students (lowest) to 1,879 students (highest), a spread of 1,520 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.
Hempstead Union Free School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.8% 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.
Hempstead Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 242:1 — 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.
Hempstead Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 59.4% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Hempstead 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 Hempstead Union Free School District?
Hempstead Union Free School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 6,114 students.
How much does Hempstead Union Free School District spend per student?
Hempstead Union Free School District spends $32,011 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #170 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Hempstead Union Free School District?
Hempstead Union Free School District students are 75.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.5% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hempstead Union Free School District?
Hempstead Union Free School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #170 out of 941 districts in New York.