Fishers Island Union Free School District operates 1 public schools serving 57 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 56 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Suffolk County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $68,316 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 91.6% local, 8.4% state — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $455,526 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
a 56:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.8% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% African American across the district's schools.
Fishers Island School accounts for 100.0% of all Fishers Island Union Free School District student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Fishers Island Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Fishers Island Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 56:1 — 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.
Fishers Island Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Fishers Island Union Free School District is typically wider than the Fishers Island Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Fishers Island Union Free School District?
Fishers Island Union Free School District has 1 schools, including 1 other. Total enrollment is 57 students.
How much does Fishers Island Union Free School District spend per student?
Fishers Island Union Free School District spends $68,316 per student.
What is the average teacher salary in Fishers Island Union Free School District?
The average teacher salary in Fishers Island Union Free School District is $455,526 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the demographic composition of Fishers Island Union Free School District?
Fishers Island Union Free School District students are 76.8% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% African American, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.