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Oceanside, New York - 10 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Oceanside Union Free School District #634 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,813 per pupil, Oceanside Union Free School District ranks #367 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,514
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$26,813
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oceanside Union Free School District operates 10 public schools serving 5,514 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 combined, 1 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 Nassau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,813 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 74.3% local, 19.9% state, and 5.8% 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 36/100, ranked #634 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (28 AP courses district-wide), a 581.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.3% White, 27.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is School 4, with a diversity index of 59.2/100.
School 7-Oceanside Senior High School accounts for 30.3% of all Oceanside Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Oceanside 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.
Oceanside Union Free School District school enrollment varies 48× across entities
Oceanside Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 35 students (lowest) to 1,668 students (highest), a spread of 1,633 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Oceanside Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 582:1 — 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.
Oceanside Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.3% — 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 Oceanside 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 Oceanside Union Free School District?
Oceanside Union Free School District has 10 schools, including 2 combined, 1 middle, 6 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 5,514 students.
How much does Oceanside Union Free School District spend per student?
Oceanside Union Free School District spends $26,813 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #634 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Oceanside Union Free School District?
Oceanside Union Free School District students are 59.3% White, 27.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Asian, 3.3% African American, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oceanside Union Free School District?
Oceanside Union Free School District has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #634 out of 941 districts in New York.