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Menands, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Menands Union Free School District #617 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,904 per pupil, Menands Union Free School District ranks #583 of 999 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 $23,904 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 66.5% 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 38/100, ranked #617 of 941 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 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.
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 $23,904 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #617 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 38/100, ranking #617 out of 941 districts in New York.