An equity score of 61/100 ranks Rockville Centre Union Free School District #220 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $36,592 per pupil, Rockville Centre Union Free School District ranks #95 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,384
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$36,592
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rockville Centre Union Free School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,384 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 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 Nassau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $36,592 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 99 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 80.1% local, 14.9% state, and 4.9% 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 61/100, ranked #220 of 931 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 561.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.7% White, 18.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Riverside School, with a diversity index of 62.0/100.
Its largest campus is South Side High School, enrolling 959 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Riverside School, at 149 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
South Side High School accounts for 28.3% of all Rockville Centre Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rockville Centre 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.
Rockville Centre Union Free School District school enrollment varies 6.4× across entities
Rockville Centre Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 149 students (lowest) to 959 students (highest), a spread of 810 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.
Rockville Centre Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 562:1 — 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.
Rockville Centre Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.9% — 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 Rockville Centre 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 Rockville Centre Union Free School District?
Rockville Centre Union Free School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,384 students.
How much does Rockville Centre Union Free School District spend per student?
Rockville Centre Union Free School District spends $36,592 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #220 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Rockville Centre Union Free School District?
Rockville Centre Union Free School District students are 66.7% White, 18.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% African American, 3.0% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rockville Centre Union Free School District?
Rockville Centre Union Free School District has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #220 out of 931 districts in New York.