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Long Beach, New York - 6 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Long Beach City School District #144 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $36,842 per pupil, Long Beach City School District ranks #68 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,590
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$36,842
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Long Beach City School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,590 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Nassau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $36,842 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 100 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 74.5% local, 20.2% state, and 5.3% 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 67/100, ranked #144 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 1094:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.7% White, 25.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Long Beach High School, with a diversity index of 61.0/100.
Its largest campus is Long Beach High School, enrolling 1,253 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is East Elementary School, at 271 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Long Beach High School accounts for 34.9% of all Long Beach City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Long Beach 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.
Long Beach City School District school enrollment varies 4.6× across entities
Long Beach City School District school enrollment ranges from 271 students (lowest) to 1,253 students (highest), a spread of 982 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.
Long Beach City School District student-counselor ratio is 1094:1 — 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.
Long Beach City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 31.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Long Beach 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 Long Beach City School District?
Long Beach City School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,590 students.
How much does Long Beach City School District spend per student?
Long Beach City School District spends $36,842 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #144 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Long Beach City School District?
Long Beach City School District students are 62.7% White, 25.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% African American, 2.3% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Long Beach City School District?
Long Beach City School District has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #144 out of 941 districts in New York.