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Malverne, New York - 4 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Malverne Union Free School District #240 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $32,965 per pupil, Malverne Union Free School District ranks #122 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,848
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$32,965
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Malverne Union Free School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,848 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 Nassau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $32,965 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 66.1% local, 26.2% state, and 7.7% 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 #240 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 (23 AP courses district-wide), a 373.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.6% African American, 30.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Maurice W Downing Primary School, with a diversity index of 75.3/100.
Its largest campus is Malverne Senior High School, enrolling 628 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Malverne Senior High School accounts for 34.0% of all Malverne Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Malverne 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.
Malverne Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 373:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Malverne Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.4% — 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 Malverne Union Free School District is typically wider than the Malverne Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Malverne 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 Malverne Union Free School District?
Malverne Union Free School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,848 students.
How much does Malverne Union Free School District spend per student?
Malverne Union Free School District spends $32,965 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #240 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Malverne Union Free School District?
Malverne Union Free School District students are 37.6% African American, 30.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% White, 9.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Malverne Union Free School District?
Malverne Union Free School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #240 out of 941 districts in New York.