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West Hempstead Union Free School District

West Hempstead, New York · Superintendent: Daniel Rehman · #281 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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1,634
Students
2024-25 school year
4
Schools
2024-25 school year
$34,316
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 46% above the New York median
13.1
Students per teacher
2024-25 · New York median 11.3

West Hempstead Union Free School District is a public school district based in West Hempstead, New York, serving 1,634 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #281 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 31% of them. Its schools average 408 students each, fewer than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Daniel Rehman. It spends about $34,316 per student on day-to-day operations, 46% more than the New York median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How West Hempstead Union Free compares

West Hempstead Union FreeNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending per student$34,316
New York median $23,514 · 46% above · FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$20,844
New York median $15,327 · 36% above · FY2020-21
Students per school408
New York median 538 · 24% below · 2024-25
Students per teacher13.1
New York median 11.3 · 16% above · 2024-25
Students per counselor1,634
New York median 284 · 475% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$65.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 3%State 24%Local 73%
MeasureWest Hempstead Union FreeNew York medianYear
Current spending per student$34,316$23,514FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$20,844$15,327FY2020-21
Total spending$65.0 millionn/aFY2020-21
Total revenue$65.8 millionn/aFY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)125n/a2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)315n/a2024-25
Students per teacher13.111.32024-25
Students per counselor1,6342842024-25

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.

Daniel Rehman

Superintendent, West Hempstead 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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DistrictStudentsSchoolsSpending per studentStudents per teacherRank
Greenburgh Central School DistrictHartsdale1,6454$38,5339.2#277
Westhampton Beach Union Free School DistrictWesthampton Beach1,6413$27,9049.6#278
Norwich City School DistrictNorwich1,6394$19,03910.8#279
Waverly Central School DistrictWaverly1,6354$18,11712.5#280
West Hempstead Union Free School DistrictWest Hempstead · this district1,6344$34,31613.1#281

Similar-size districts nationally

DistrictStudentsSpending per studentStudents per teacher
Winters Joint UnifiedWinters, CA1,636$14,33420.2
Clinton-Massie LocalClarksville, OH1,635$10,88620.4
Buckeye LocalAshtabula, OH1,634$10,75418.0
Carbon County School District #1Rawlins, WY1,633$18,46912.0

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.