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Hicksville, New York - 9 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Hicksville Union Free School District #494 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,232 per pupil, Hicksville Union Free School District ranks #399 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,548
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$26,232
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hicksville Union Free School District operates 9 public schools serving 5,548 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $26,232 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 72.9% local, 21.0% state, and 6.1% 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 44/100, ranked #494 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 668.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.7% Hispanic or Latino, 36.5% Asian, 15.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Burns Avenue School, with a diversity index of 69.7/100.
Its largest campus is Hicksville High School, enrolling 1,825 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dutch Lane School, at 216 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hicksville High School accounts for 32.9% of all Hicksville Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hicksville 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.
Hicksville Union Free School District school enrollment varies 8.4× across entities
Hicksville Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 216 students (lowest) to 1,825 students (highest), a spread of 1,609 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hicksville Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 668:1 — 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.
Hicksville Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.1% — 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 Hicksville Union Free School District is typically wider than the Hicksville Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Hicksville 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 Hicksville Union Free School District?
Hicksville Union Free School District has 9 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,548 students.
How much does Hicksville Union Free School District spend per student?
Hicksville Union Free School District spends $26,232 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #494 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Hicksville Union Free School District?
Hicksville Union Free School District students are 40.7% Hispanic or Latino, 36.5% Asian, 15.8% White, 2.4% African American, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hicksville Union Free School District?
Hicksville Union Free School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #494 out of 941 districts in New York.