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Newburgh, New York - 12 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Newburgh City School District #185 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,565 per pupil, Newburgh City School District ranks #382 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,193
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$26,565
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Newburgh City School District operates 12 public schools serving 11,193 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 4 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,565 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 33.8% local, 55.5% state, and 10.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 64/100, ranked #185 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 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 521:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% African American, 12.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Horizon-on-the-Hudson Magnet School, with a diversity index of 63.5/100.
Its largest campus is Newburgh Free Academy, enrolling 3,550 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Balmville School, at 376 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Newburgh Free Academy accounts for 31.7% of all Newburgh City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Newburgh City 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.
Newburgh City School District school enrollment varies 9.4× across entities
Newburgh City School District school enrollment ranges from 376 students (lowest) to 3,550 students (highest), a spread of 3,174 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Newburgh City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Newburgh City School District student-counselor ratio is 521:1 — 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.
Newburgh City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 44.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Newburgh City 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 Newburgh City School District?
Newburgh City School District has 12 schools, including 1 high, 5 elementary, 2 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 11,193 students.
How much does Newburgh City School District spend per student?
Newburgh City School District spends $26,565 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #185 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Newburgh City School District?
Newburgh City School District students are 62.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% African American, 12.4% White, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Newburgh City School District?
Newburgh City School District has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #185 out of 941 districts in New York.