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Mount Sinai, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Mount Sinai Union Free School District #576 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,845 per pupil, Mount Sinai Union Free School District ranks #305 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,076
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$27,845
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Sinai Union Free School District operates 3 public schools serving 2,076 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Suffolk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $27,845 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 59.1% local, 32.7% state, and 8.3% 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 40/100, ranked #576 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 225.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.7% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mount Sinai Elementary School, with a diversity index of 44.3/100.
Robert M Grable Jr Mount Sinai High School accounts for 34.2% of all Mount Sinai Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mount Sinai 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.
Mount Sinai Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 225:1 — 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.
Mount Sinai Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.0% — 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 Mount Sinai Union Free School District is typically wider than the Mount Sinai Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mount Sinai 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 Mount Sinai Union Free School District?
Mount Sinai Union Free School District has 3 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,076 students.
How much does Mount Sinai Union Free School District spend per student?
Mount Sinai Union Free School District spends $27,845 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #576 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Sinai Union Free School District?
Mount Sinai Union Free School District students are 74.7% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian, 1.4% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Sinai Union Free School District?
Mount Sinai Union Free School District has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #576 out of 941 districts in New York.