An equity score of 61/100 ranks Somers Central School District #221 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $38,085 per pupil, Somers Central School District ranks #71 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,635
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$38,085
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Somers Central School District operates 4 public schools serving 2,635 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 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 $38,085 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 77.5% local, 19.4% state, and 3.1% 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 #221 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 350.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.0% White, 16.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Somers Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 43.3/100.
Its largest campus is Somers Senior High School, enrolling 847 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Somers Senior High School accounts for 32.1% of all Somers Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Somers Central 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.
Somers Central School District student-counselor ratio is 350:1 — 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.
Somers Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.0% — 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 Somers Central 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 Somers Central School District?
Somers Central School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,635 students.
How much does Somers Central School District spend per student?
Somers Central School District spends $38,085 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #221 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Somers Central School District?
Somers Central School District students are 75.0% White, 16.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, 1.2% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Somers Central School District?
Somers Central School District has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #221 out of 931 districts in New York.