An equity score of 72/100 ranks Southold Union Free School District #96 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $43,788 per pupil, Southold Union Free School District ranks #37 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
697
Total Enrollment
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$43,788
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Southold Union Free School District operates 2 public schools serving 697 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Suffolk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $43,788 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 87.0% local, 8.5% state, and 4.5% 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 72/100, ranked #96 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 166.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 61.7% White, 36.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses fell 3.4% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (697 to 673 students), and the student-teacher ratio held roughly steady, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $35,977,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 55.4% went to instruction, 28.8% to support services, and 3.7% to capital outlay, a fairly typical instruction/support/capital split for a public school district. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Southold Junior-Senior High School accounts for 47.8% of all Southold Union Free School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southold Union Free School District a distant remainder — means Southold Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Southold Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 167:1 — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Southold 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 Southold Union Free School District?
Southold Union Free School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 697 students.
How much does Southold Union Free School District spend per student?
Southold Union Free School District spends $43,788 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #96 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Southold Union Free School District?
Southold Union Free School District students are 61.7% White, 36.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southold Union Free School District?
Southold Union Free School District has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #96 out of 931 districts in New York.