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Mahopac, New York - 6 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Mahopac Central School District #238 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $30,930 per pupil, Mahopac Central School District ranks #189 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,840
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$30,930
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mahopac Central School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,840 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 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 Putnam County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $30,930 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 64.8% local, 28.4% state, and 6.7% 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 59/100, ranked #238 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 (9 AP courses district-wide), a 202.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 29.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.8% White, 29.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lakeview Elementary School, with a diversity index of 55.7/100.
Its largest campus is Mahopac High School, enrolling 1,255 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mahopac Falls School, at 14 students, a 90x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mahopac High School accounts for 32.6% of all Mahopac Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mahopac Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Mahopac Central School District school enrollment varies 90× across entities
Mahopac Central School District school enrollment ranges from 14 students (lowest) to 1,255 students (highest), a spread of 1,241 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mahopac Central School District student-counselor ratio is 202:1 — 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.
Mahopac Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 29.3% — 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 Mahopac Central School District is typically wider than the Mahopac Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mahopac Central 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 Mahopac Central School District?
Mahopac Central School District has 6 schools, including 1 combined, 2 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,840 students.
How much does Mahopac Central School District spend per student?
Mahopac Central School District spends $30,930 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #238 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Mahopac Central School District?
Mahopac Central School District students are 62.8% White, 29.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mahopac Central School District?
Mahopac Central School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #238 out of 941 districts in New York.