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Valley Stream, New York - 4 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District #479 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,986 per pupil, Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District ranks #356 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,026
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$26,986
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District operates 4 public schools serving 2,026 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 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 Nassau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,986 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 58.7% local, 32.4% state, and 8.8% 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 45/100, ranked #479 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 513.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 32.0% Asian, 27.0% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Willow Road School, with a diversity index of 74.3/100.
Its largest campus is Wheeler Avenue School, enrolling 608 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Wheeler Avenue School accounts for 29.6% of all Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 514:1 — 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.
Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District is typically wider than the Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Valley Stream 13 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 Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District?
Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District has 4 schools, including 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,026 students.
How much does Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District spend per student?
Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District spends $26,986 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #479 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District?
Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District students are 32.0% Asian, 27.0% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% White, 17.8% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District?
Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #479 out of 941 districts in New York.