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Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns

Sleepy Hollow, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Raymond Sanchez · #188 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,652

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$28,497

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 21% above the New York median

11.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns is a public school district based in Sleepy Hollow, New York, serving 2,652 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #188 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 54% of them. Its schools average 530 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Raymond Sanchez. It spends about $28,497 per student on day-to-day operations, 21% more than the New York median. It has roughly 11.4 students per teacher.

How Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns compares

Union Free School District of the TarrytownsNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$28,497

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

Instruction spending per student$19,535

New York median $15,327 · 27% above · FY2020-21

Students per school530

New York median 538 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.4

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

Students per counselor379

New York median 284 · 33% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$82.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 21%Local 76%

Measure	Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$28,497	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$19,535	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$83.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$82.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	233	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	505	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.4	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	379	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.

Leadership

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Dr. Raymond Sanchez

Superintendent, Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns

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
Islip Union Free School DistrictIslip	2,701	5	$28,603	10.5	#186
Kings Park Central School DistrictKings Park	2,694	5	$30,389	10.4	#187
Union Free School District of the TarrytownsSleepy Hollow · this district	2,652	5	$28,497	11.4	#188
Rocky Point Union Free School DistrictRocky Point	2,633	4	$26,974	11.7	#189
Beacon City School DistrictBeacon	2,613	6	$24,654	10.2	#190

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Newton Conover City SchoolsNewton, NC	2,654	$10,420	15.1
PacificaPacifica, CA	2,652	$12,231	21.6
Madison Consolidated SchoolsMadison, IN	2,651	$10,256	15.6
Hampshire County SchoolsRomney, WV	2,650	$12,046	13.7

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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