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Irvington, New York - 4 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Irvington Union Free School District #295 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $33,902 per pupil, Irvington Union Free School District ranks #101 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,772
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$33,902
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Irvington Union Free School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,772 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $33,902 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 88.0% local, 9.8% state, and 2.2% 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 #295 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (37 AP courses district-wide), a 214.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 8.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.7% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dows Lane (K-3) School, with a diversity index of 53.5/100.
Its largest campus is Irvington High School, enrolling 547 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Irvington High School accounts for 30.9% of all Irvington Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Irvington 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.
Irvington Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 214:1 — 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.
Irvington Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.4% — 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 Irvington 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 Irvington Union Free School District?
Irvington Union Free School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,772 students.
How much does Irvington Union Free School District spend per student?
Irvington Union Free School District spends $33,902 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #295 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Irvington Union Free School District?
Irvington Union Free School District students are 67.7% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 3.0% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Irvington Union Free School District?
Irvington Union Free School District has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #295 out of 941 districts in New York.