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Uniondale, New York - 8 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Uniondale Union Free School District #87 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $33,269 per pupil, Uniondale Union Free School District ranks #110 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,211
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$33,269
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Uniondale Union Free School District operates 8 public schools serving 6,211 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $33,269 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 56.3% local, 32.6% state, and 11.1% 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 72/100, ranked #87 of 941 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 414:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 51.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.5% Hispanic or Latino, 32.7% African American, 1.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grand Avenue Elementary School, with a diversity index of 54.1/100.
Its largest campus is Uniondale High School, enrolling 2,106 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Grand Avenue Elementary School, at 306 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Uniondale High School accounts for 33.9% of all Uniondale Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Uniondale Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Uniondale Union Free School District school enrollment varies 6.9× across entities
Uniondale Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 306 students (lowest) to 2,106 students (highest), a spread of 1,800 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.
Uniondale Union Free School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Uniondale Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 414:1 — 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.
Uniondale Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 51.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Uniondale 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 Uniondale Union Free School District?
Uniondale Union Free School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 5 combined, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 6,211 students.
How much does Uniondale Union Free School District spend per student?
Uniondale Union Free School District spends $33,269 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #87 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Uniondale Union Free School District?
Uniondale Union Free School District students are 63.5% Hispanic or Latino, 32.7% African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.6% White, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Uniondale Union Free School District?
Uniondale Union Free School District has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #87 out of 941 districts in New York.