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An equity score of 33/100 ranks Sewanhaka Central High School District #675 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,819 per pupil, Sewanhaka Central High School District ranks #430 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,862
Total Enrollment
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$25,819
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sewanhaka Central High School District operates 5 public schools serving 7,862 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 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 Nassau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,819 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 67.3% local, 28.6% state, and 4.2% 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 33/100, ranked #675 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 5 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (136 AP courses district-wide), a 224.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 11.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 28.2% Asian, 24.7% Hispanic or Latino, 24.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sewanhaka High School, with a diversity index of 71.7/100.
New Hyde Park Memorial High School accounts for 21.8% of all Sewanhaka Central High School District student enrollment
That concentration means Sewanhaka Central High 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.
Sewanhaka Central High School District student-counselor ratio is 224:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Sewanhaka Central High School District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.5% — 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 Sewanhaka Central High 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 Sewanhaka Central High School District?
Sewanhaka Central High School District has 5 schools, including 5 combined. Total enrollment is 7,862 students.
How much does Sewanhaka Central High School District spend per student?
Sewanhaka Central High School District spends $25,819 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #675 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Sewanhaka Central High School District?
Sewanhaka Central High School District students are 28.2% Asian, 24.7% Hispanic or Latino, 24.4% White, 20.4% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sewanhaka Central High School District?
Sewanhaka Central High School District has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #675 out of 941 districts in New York.