Fire Island Union Free School District

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Fire Island, New York - 1 schools

34
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Fire Island Union Free School District operates 1 public schools serving 34 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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.

The funding mix is 92.9% local, 7.0% state, and 0.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.

and 14.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.1% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% African American across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Woodhull School, enrolling 35 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Woodhull School accounts for 100.0% of all Fire Island Union Free School District student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fire Island Union Free School District a distant remainder — means Fire Island Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Fire Island Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.3% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

0.2%
Federal
7.0%
State
92.9%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in Fire Island Union Free School District.

White 77.1%
Hispanic or Latino 14.3%
African American 8.6%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

14.3%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Fire Island Union Free School District

School Enrollment
Woodhull School
35

How Fire Island Union Free School District Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The New York districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
New York State School for the Deaf Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Nyc Autism Charter School Bronx Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Nyc Autism Charter School East Harlem Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Wildflower New York Charter School Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
North Greenbush Common School District (Williams) Similar size No spending data Less locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Fire Island 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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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Fire Island Union Free School District?

Fire Island Union Free School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 34 students.

What is the demographic composition of Fire Island Union Free School District?

Fire Island Union Free School District students are 77.1% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.