School district · New York
Hempstead Union Free School District
Hempstead Union Free School District in New York: 8 public schools with 5,321 students and 19.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $48,419 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 8
- Students
- 5,321
- Students per teacher
- 19.0
- NY 11.3 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $48,419
- NY $34.3K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 280
- Counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- Students per counselor
- —
- NY 281 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 11.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New York: 53%34%proficient
+8.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in New York
Median 48% · 707 school districts compared
2,062 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%36%proficient
+7.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 88% of school districts in New York
Median 53% · 707 school districts compared
1,717 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 7.2% · $24.9M
- State
- 67% · $231.5M
- Local
- 26% · $88.8M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $36,041
- Support services
- $11,703
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $19.5M
- Long-term debt
- $7.2M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 1–6 | 439 | 13.7 | 41% | 45% |
David Paterson SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 388 | 17.6 | 22% | 22% |
Jackson Main Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 1–6 | 436 | 16.8 | 42% | 49% |
Joseph Mcneil SchoolFree meals for all | 1–6 | 359 | 15.0 | 35% | 24% |
Prospect Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–K | 441 | 55.1 | — | — |
Rhodes Academy of Humanities and the ArtsFree meals for all | K–6 | 631 | 15.8 | 39% | 39% |
Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 7–8 | 748 | 12.5 | 30% | 29% |
Hempstead High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,879 | 27.7 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 185 Peninsula Blvd, Hempstead, NY 11550
- Phone
- (516)434-4010
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.