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Peekskill, New York - 6 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Peekskill City School District #355 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,649 per pupil, Peekskill City School District ranks #376 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,677
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$26,649
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Peekskill City School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,677 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Westchester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,649 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 39.2% local, 49.0% state, and 11.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #355 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 399.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.4% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% African American, 5.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oakside School, with a diversity index of 40.0/100.
Its largest campus is Peekskill High School, enrolling 1,178 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Uriah Hill School, at 186 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Peekskill High School accounts for 30.9% of all Peekskill City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Peekskill 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.
Peekskill City School District school enrollment varies 6.3× across entities
Peekskill City School District school enrollment ranges from 186 students (lowest) to 1,178 students (highest), a spread of 992 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Peekskill City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.6% 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.
Peekskill City School District student-counselor ratio is 399:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Peekskill City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.5% — 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 Peekskill City School District is typically wider than the Peekskill City School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Peekskill 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 Peekskill City School District?
Peekskill City School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,677 students.
How much does Peekskill City School District spend per student?
Peekskill City School District spends $26,649 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #355 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Peekskill City School District?
Peekskill City School District students are 77.4% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% African American, 5.9% White, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Peekskill City School District?
Peekskill City School District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #355 out of 941 districts in New York.