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West Hempstead Union Free School District, NY: schools, enrollment and spending
West Hempstead Union Free School District runs 4 public schools with 1,634 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.1 students per teacher is 1.7 higher than the New York figure of 11.4.Listed in NCES data as "WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,634
- Teachers (FTE)
- 125
- Students per teacher
- 13.1
- NY: 11.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 252 Chestnut St, West Hempstead, NY 11552
- Phone
- (516)390-3107
- County
- Nassau County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3630660
- State district ID
- NY-280227030000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 315
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 1,634 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 4.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.1
New York11.4
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,732), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $65.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.2 million
- State revenue
- $15.5 million
- Local revenue
- $48.0 million
- Total spending
- $65.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $37,536
- Salaries
- $31.2 million48.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $30.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 3.4%
- State: 23.6%
- Local: 73.0%
New York overall
- Federal: 4.5%
- State: 37.7%
- Local: 57.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$37,536
New York$30,973
United States$16,826
Schools in West Hempstead Union Free School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Chestnut Street SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 1 | 120 | 12.0 |
| Cornwell Avenue SchoolCEP school | Elementary | 1 to 3 | 331 | 17.4 |
| George Washington SchoolCEP school | Middle | 4 to 6 | 340 | 14.2 |
| West Hempstead Secondary SchoolCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 806 | 11.4 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Nassau County
- East Meadow Union Free School District 7,949 students
- Sewanhaka Central High School District 7,829 students
- Levittown Union Free School District 7,163 students
- Syosset Central School District 7,126 students
- Great Neck Union Free School District 6,837 students
- Massapequa Union Free School District 6,522 students
- Freeport Union Free School District 6,259 students
- Uniondale Union Free School District 6,189 students
- Hempstead Union Free School District 5,677 students
- Oceanside Union Free School District 5,502 students
- Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District 5,438 students
- Hicksville Union Free School District 5,356 students
- Port Washington Union Free School District 5,348 students
- Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District 5,321 students
- Farmingdale Union Free School District 5,267 students
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.