An equity score of 26/100 ranks Pelham Union Free School District #736 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,631 per pupil, Pelham Union Free School District ranks #425 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,758
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$27,631
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pelham Union Free School District operates 6 public schools serving 2,758 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $27,631 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 83.6% local, 13.7% state, and 2.7% 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 26/100, ranked #736 of 931 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 513.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.6% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hutchinson School, with a diversity index of 68.4/100.
Its largest campus is Pelham Memorial High School, enrolling 852 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Siwanoy School, at 275 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pelham Memorial High School accounts for 30.1% of all Pelham Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pelham Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Pelham Union Free School District school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
Pelham Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 275 students (lowest) to 852 students (highest), a spread of 577 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.
Pelham Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 514:1 — 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.
Pelham Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 9.0% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Pelham 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 Pelham Union Free School District?
Pelham Union Free School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,758 students.
How much does Pelham Union Free School District spend per student?
Pelham Union Free School District spends $27,631 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #736 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Pelham Union Free School District?
Pelham Union Free School District students are 63.6% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% Asian, 4.2% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pelham Union Free School District?
Pelham Union Free School District has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #736 out of 931 districts in New York.