An equity score of 51/100 ranks Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District #379 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $31,617 per pupil, Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District ranks #220 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,055 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Nassau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,617 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half 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 60.8% local, 27.8% state, and 11.4% 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 51/100, ranked #379 of 931 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 232.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.0% African American, 23.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brooklyn Avenue School, with a diversity index of 72.3/100.
Its largest campus is Robert W Carbonaro School, enrolling 376 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Robert W Carbonaro School accounts for 35.6% of all Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 232:1 — 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.
Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.3% — 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 24 Union Free School District is typically wider than the Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Valley Stream 24 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 24 Union Free School District?
Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District has 3 schools, including 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,055 students.
How much does Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District spend per student?
Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District spends $31,617 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #379 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District?
Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District students are 40.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.0% African American, 23.2% Asian, 9.9% White, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District?
Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #379 out of 931 districts in New York.