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Kingston, New York - 10 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Kingston City School District #169 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,674 per pupil, Kingston City School District ranks #272 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,312
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$28,674
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kingston City School District operates 10 public schools serving 6,312 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 1 high, 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 Ulster County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,674 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 52.1% local, 39.6% state, and 8.4% 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 65/100, ranked #169 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 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 292.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 43.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.6% White, 28.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is John F Kennedy School, with a diversity index of 74.1/100.
Its largest campus is Kingston High School, enrolling 1,749 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ernest C Myer School, at 213 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kingston High School accounts for 27.7% of all Kingston City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kingston City 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.
Kingston City School District school enrollment varies 8.2× across entities
Kingston City School District school enrollment ranges from 213 students (lowest) to 1,749 students (highest), a spread of 1,536 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.
Kingston City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.8% 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.
Kingston City School District student-counselor ratio is 293:1 — 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 Kingston City School District is typically wider than the Kingston City School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Kingston City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 43.2% — 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 Kingston City 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 Kingston City School District?
Kingston City School District has 10 schools, including 1 high, 8 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 6,312 students.
How much does Kingston City School District spend per student?
Kingston City School District spends $28,674 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #169 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Kingston City School District?
Kingston City School District students are 49.6% White, 28.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% African American, 3.0% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kingston City School District?
Kingston City School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #169 out of 941 districts in New York.