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Florida Union Free School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 747 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Florida Union Free School District is a school district in New York (Orange County). During the 2024 school year, 747 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Florida Union Free School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Rob Andrade
Stephen Caldwell
Lori Gorcsos
Robert Scheuermann
Virginia Moore-Stam20242027

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Overlapping state house districts

Florida Union Free School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 98Karl BrabenecRepublican Party 70% 4%
New York State Assembly District 101Brian MaherRepublican Party 30% < 1%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,907,000 $3,866 11%
Local: $15,171,000 $20,174 57%
State: $8,289,000 $11,023 31%
Total: $26,367,000 $35,063
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $26,137,000 $34,756
Total Current Expenditures: $22,243,000 $29,578
Instructional Expenditures: $13,710,000 $18,231 52%
Student and Staff Support: $2,764,000 $3,675 11%
Administration: $2,477,000 $3,293 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,292,000 $4,377 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,312,000 $4,404
Construction: $2,875,000 $3,823
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $5,000 $6
Interest on Debt: $205,000 $272

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 63 PS >=50 50-54 >=50 65-69
2018-2019 66 >=50 40-59 50-54 >=50 70-74
2017-2018 61 >=50 40-59 50-54 >=50 60-64
2016-2017 60 >=50 40-59 45-49 PS 65-69
2015-2016 54 >=50 40-59 35-39 PS PS 60-64
2014-2015 51 >=50 21-39 40-44 PS 55-59
2013-2014 42 >=50 40-59 25-29 PS 46
2012-2013 44 >=50 21-39 25-29 <50 49
2011-2012 82 >=80 70-79 70-74 85
2010-2011 81 >=50 70-79 75-79 82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 66 PS >=50 60-64 >=50 65-69
2018-2019 64 >=50 40-59 50-54 >=50 65-69
2017-2018 52 >=50 40-59 40-44 >=50 55-59
2016-2017 57 >=50 21-39 45-49 PS 60-64
2015-2016 50 >=50 40-59 35-39 PS PS 50-54
2014-2015 38 <50 21-39 30-34 PS 40-44
2013-2014 37 <50 21-39 30-34 PS 38
2012-2013 46 >=50 40-59 35-39 <50 49
2011-2012 72 60-79 60-69 50-54 77
2010-2011 68 >=50 70-79 50-54 70

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 80-89 PS PS >=50 >=90
2018-2019 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS >=80 >=90
2016-2017 >=95 >=50 >=50 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=95 PS PS >=50 PS >=90
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS >=90
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS >=50 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=95 PS PS >=50 >=90
2011-2012 90-94 >=50 >=50 >=90
2010-2011 >=95 >=50 >=50 >=90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 747 2.8
2022-2023 726 -3.6
2021-2022 752 -3.3
2020-2021 777 -6.2
2019-2020 825 0.5
2018-2019 821 -0.4
2017-2018 824 -0.5
2016-2017 828 -3.1
2015-2016 854 -1.4
2014-2015 866 3.2
2013-2014 838 0.7
2012-2013 832 -0.5
2011-2012 836 -1.6
2010-2011 849 0.6
2009-2010 844 -0.6
2008-2009 849 -0.4
2007-2008 852 0.9
2006-2007 844 -2.0
2005-2006 861 -2.0
2004-2005 878 -2.8
2003-2004 903 2.2
2002-2003 883 7.0
2001-2002 821 2.1
2000-2001 804 2.2
1999-2000 786 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Florida Union Free School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 10.1
Black 7.1 15.5
Hispanic 28.1 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 3.1 3.5
White 58.8 39.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Florida Union Free School District had 71.81 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.4.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.53
Kindergarten: 2.76
Elementary: 31.82
Secondary: 32.28
Total: 71.81

Florida Union Free School District employed 3.09 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.09
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 17.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.90
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.41
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 7.20
Other Support Services: 20.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Florida Union Free School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Golden Hill Elementary339PK-5
S S Seward Institute3886-12


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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