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Merrick, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Merrick Union Free School District #454 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $32,488 per pupil, Merrick Union Free School District ranks #134 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,664
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$32,488
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Merrick Union Free School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,664 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 $32,488 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 78.6% local, 19.1% state, and 2.3% 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 46/100, ranked #454 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 1731.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.0% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chatterton School, with a diversity index of 45.9/100.
Its largest campus is Norman J Levy Lakeside School, enrolling 644 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Norman J Levy Lakeside School accounts for 38.3% of all Merrick Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Merrick Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Merrick Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 1732:1 — 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.
Merrick Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Merrick 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 Merrick Union Free School District?
Merrick Union Free School District has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,664 students.
How much does Merrick Union Free School District spend per student?
Merrick Union Free School District spends $32,488 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #454 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Merrick Union Free School District?
Merrick Union Free School District students are 78.0% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.0% Asian, 2.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Merrick Union Free School District?
Merrick Union Free School District has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #454 out of 941 districts in New York.