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Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District

Valley Stream, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Judith Larocca · #228 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,075

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$25,519

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% above the New York median

11.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District is a public school district based in Valley Stream, New York, serving 2,075 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #228 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 44% of them. Its schools average 519 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Judith Larocca. It spends about $25,519 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the New York median. It has roughly 11.0 students per teacher.

How Valley Stream 13 Union Free compares

Valley Stream 13 Union FreeNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$25,519

New York median $23,514 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$17,817

New York median $15,327 · 16% above · FY2020-21

Students per school519

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

Students per teacher11.0

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

Students per counselor2,075

New York median 284 · 631% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$52.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 32%Local 66%

Measure	Valley Stream 13 Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$25,519	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$17,817	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$57.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$52.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	188	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	358	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.0	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	2,075	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. Judith Larocca

Superintendent, Valley Stream 13 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
Central Valley CSD at Ilion-MohawkIlion	2,105	4	$18,953	11.9	#225
Iroquois Central School DistrictElma	2,098	6	$22,887	11.6	#226
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School DistrictHoneoye Falls	2,083	4	$19,996	11.6	#227
Valley Stream 13 Union Free School DistrictValley Stream · this district	2,075	4	$25,519	11.0	#228
Geneva City School DistrictGeneva	2,059	4	$24,086	10.0	#229

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
North Harrison Com School CorporationRamsey, IN	2,076	$9,596	16.3
Macomb CUSD 185Macomb, IL	2,075	$17,832	13.4
TritonByfield, MA	2,074	$22,208	10.3
North Schuylkill School DistrictAshland, PA	2,074	$13,681	14.9

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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