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East Northport, New York - 8 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Commack Union Free School District #431 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $32,016 per pupil, Commack Union Free School District ranks #147 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,590
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$32,016
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Commack Union Free School District operates 8 public schools serving 5,590 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Suffolk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $32,016 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 67.4% local, 25.0% state, and 7.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 47/100, ranked #431 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 181.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.1% White, 15.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rolling Hills School, with a diversity index of 63.2/100.
Its largest campus is Commack High School, enrolling 1,728 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Rolling Hills School, at 246 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Commack High School accounts for 30.9% of all Commack Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Commack Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Commack Union Free School District school enrollment varies 7.0× across entities
Commack Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 246 students (lowest) to 1,728 students (highest), a spread of 1,482 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Commack Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 182:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Commack Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Commack Union Free School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Commack Union Free School District?
Commack Union Free School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,590 students.
How much does Commack Union Free School District spend per student?
Commack Union Free School District spends $32,016 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #431 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Commack Union Free School District?
Commack Union Free School District students are 66.1% White, 15.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 2.0% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Commack Union Free School District?
Commack Union Free School District has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #431 out of 941 districts in New York.