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North Bellmore Union Free School District

Bellmore, New York · Superintendent: Marie Testa · #209 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,261

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$24,680

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the New York median

13.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

North Bellmore Union Free School District is a public school district based in Bellmore, New York, serving 2,261 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #209 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 48% of them. Its schools average 452 students each, fewer than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Marie Testa. It spends about $24,680 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.

How North Bellmore Union Free compares

North Bellmore Union FreeNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$24,680

New York median $23,514 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$15,937

New York median $15,327 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school452

New York median 538 · 16% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.7

New York median 11.3 · 21% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor1,130

New York median 284 · 298% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$59.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 33%Local 64%

Measure	North Bellmore Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$24,680	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$15,937	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$54.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$59.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	165	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	356	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.7	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	1,130	284	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New York median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Marie Testa

Superintendent, North Bellmore Union Free School District

Source: New York State Education Department, SEDREF, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in New York

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
North Bellmore Union Free School DistrictBellmore · this district	2,261	5	$24,680	13.7	#209
Pearl River Union Free School DistrictPearl River	2,240	5	$28,289	11.4	#210
Miller Place Union Free School DistrictMiller Place	2,238	4	$28,404	10.9	#211
Batavia City School DistrictBatavia	2,230	4	$20,462	10.4	#212
Hendrick Hudson Central School DistrictMontrose	2,225	5	$32,528	9.9	#213

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
RSU 21Kennebunk, ME	2,262	$17,131	11.3
Effingham CUSD 40Effingham, IL	2,261	$13,091	13.0
CCSD 89Glen Ellyn, IL	2,260	$17,404	15.1
Prairie Grove School DistrictPrairie Grove, AR	2,259	$8,817	13.9

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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