An equity score of 50/100 ranks Menands Union Free School District #407 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $29,101 per pupil, Menands Union Free School District ranks #345 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Menands Union Free School District operates 1 public schools serving 286 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Albany County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $29,101 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 66.5% local, 22.1% state, and 11.4% 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 50/100, ranked #407 of 931 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 282:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 36.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 33.7% African American, 29.4% Asian, 26.2% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Menands School, enrolling 282 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Menands School accounts for 98.6% of all Menands Union Free School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Menands Union Free School District a distant remainder — means Menands Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Menands Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 282:1 — 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 Menands Union Free School District is typically wider than the Menands Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Menands Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 36.9% — 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 Menands 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 Menands Union Free School District?
Menands Union Free School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 286 students.
How much does Menands Union Free School District spend per student?
Menands Union Free School District spends $29,101 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #407 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Menands Union Free School District?
Menands Union Free School District students are 33.7% African American, 29.4% Asian, 26.2% White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Menands Union Free School District?
Menands Union Free School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #407 out of 931 districts in New York.