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Old Westbury, New York - 6 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Westbury Union Free School District #252 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $30,348 per pupil, Westbury Union Free School District ranks #206 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,768
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$30,348
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Westbury Union Free School District operates 6 public schools serving 4,768 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 $30,348 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 46.9% local, 41.7% state, and 11.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 58/100, ranked #252 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 264.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 41.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% African American, 5.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dryden Street School, with a diversity index of 45.1/100.
Its largest campus is Westbury High School, enrolling 1,574 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dryden Street School, at 415 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Westbury High School accounts for 33.0% of all Westbury Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Westbury 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.
Westbury Union Free School District school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
Westbury Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 415 students (lowest) to 1,574 students (highest), a spread of 1,159 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.
Westbury Union Free School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.6% 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.
Westbury Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 265:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Westbury Union Free School District is typically wider than the Westbury Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Westbury Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 41.2% — 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 Westbury 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 Westbury Union Free School District?
Westbury Union Free School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,768 students.
How much does Westbury Union Free School District spend per student?
Westbury Union Free School District spends $30,348 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #252 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Westbury Union Free School District?
Westbury Union Free School District students are 74.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% African American, 5.4% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Westbury Union Free School District?
Westbury Union Free School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #252 out of 941 districts in New York.