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Waterford, New York - 2 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District #439 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,910 per pupil, Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District ranks #580 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District operates 2 public schools serving 760 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Saratoga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,910 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 50.4% local, 39.5% state, and 10.0% 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 47/100, ranked #439 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 165:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.2% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American across the district's schools.
Waterford-Halfmoon Elementary School accounts for 51.1% of all Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District a distant remainder — means Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 165:1 — 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.
Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Waterford-Halfmoon 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 Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District?
Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 760 students.
How much does Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District spend per student?
Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District spends $23,910 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #439 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District?
Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District students are 85.2% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District?
Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #439 out of 941 districts in New York.