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Yonkers, New York - 40 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Yonkers City School District #337 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,994 per pupil, Yonkers City School District ranks #420 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
24,529
Total Enrollment
40
Schools
$25,994
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Yonkers City School District operates 40 public schools serving 24,529 students, placing it in the mid-size range in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 32 combined, 6 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Westchester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,994 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 33.8% local, 52.4% state, and 13.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 53/100, ranked #337 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 5 of 40 schools offering Advanced Placement (24 AP courses district-wide), a 386.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 57.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% African American, 13.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kahlil Gibran School, with a diversity index of 72.6/100.
Its largest campus is Yonkers Montessori Academy, enrolling 1,234 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Museum School 25, at 219 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Yonkers City School District school enrollment varies 5.6× across entities
Yonkers City School District school enrollment ranges from 219 students (lowest) to 1,234 students (highest), a spread of 1,015 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.
Yonkers City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.2% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Yonkers City School District student-counselor ratio is 387:1 — 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.
Yonkers City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 57.9% — 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.
How many schools are in Yonkers City School District?
Yonkers City School District has 40 schools, including 32 combined, 6 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 24,529 students.
How much does Yonkers City School District spend per student?
Yonkers City School District spends $25,994 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #337 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Yonkers City School District?
Yonkers City School District students are 62.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% African American, 13.1% White, 4.6% Asian, averaged across 40 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Yonkers City School District?
Yonkers City School District has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #337 out of 941 districts in New York.