An equity score of 35/100 ranks Herricks Union Free School District #635 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $29,064 per pupil, Herricks Union Free School District ranks #347 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,258
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$29,064
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Herricks Union Free School District operates 5 public schools serving 4,258 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 $29,064 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 80.0% local, 16.3% state, and 3.6% 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 35/100, ranked #635 of 931 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (28 AP courses district-wide), a 310.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 8.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.4% Asian, 15.7% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Herricks High School, with a diversity index of 40.5/100.
Its largest campus is Herricks High School, enrolling 1,535 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Center Street School, at 482 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Herricks High School accounts for 36.0% of all Herricks Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Herricks 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.
Herricks Union Free School District school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Herricks Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 482 students (lowest) to 1,535 students (highest), a spread of 1,053 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.
Herricks Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 310:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Herricks Union Free School District is typically wider than the Herricks Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Herricks Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Herricks 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 Herricks Union Free School District?
Herricks Union Free School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,258 students.
How much does Herricks Union Free School District spend per student?
Herricks Union Free School District spends $29,064 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #635 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Herricks Union Free School District?
Herricks Union Free School District students are 77.4% Asian, 15.7% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Herricks Union Free School District?
Herricks Union Free School District has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #635 out of 931 districts in New York.