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Pelham Union Free School District

Pelham, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Cheryl Champ · #174 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,833

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$24,936

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% above the New York median

11.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Pelham Union Free School District is a public school district based in Pelham, New York, serving 2,833 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #174 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 57% of them. Its schools average 472 students each, fewer than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Cheryl Champ. It spends about $24,936 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the New York median. It has roughly 11.7 students per teacher.

How Pelham Union Free compares

Pelham Union FreeNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$24,936

New York median $23,514 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$17,144

New York median $15,327 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Students per school472

New York median 538 · 12% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.7

New York median 11.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor315

New York median 284 · 11% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$77.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 1%State 13%Local 86%

Measure	Pelham Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$24,936	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$17,144	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$98.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$77.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	243	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	388	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.7	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	315	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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Dr. Cheryl Champ

Superintendent, Pelham 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
Monticello Central School DistrictMonticello	2,848	5	$28,799	10.5	#172
Mineola Union Free School DistrictGarden City Park	2,837	5	$30,157	11.3	#173
Pelham Union Free School DistrictPelham · this district	2,833	6	$24,936	11.7	#174
South Orangetown Central School DistrictBlauvelt	2,830	4	$31,044	10.6	#175
Goshen Central School DistrictGoshen	2,825	4	$24,104	12.2	#176

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Kearsley Community School DistrictFlint, MI	2,834	$10,869	16.5
Gorham Public SchoolsGorham, ME	2,833	$16,494	13.0
Holmdel Township School DistrictHolmdel, NJ	2,833	$24,628	10.3
Ephrata School DistrictEphrata, WA	2,833	$13,348	18.5

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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