An equity score of 64/100 ranks Huntington Union Free School District #179 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $34,053 per pupil, Huntington Union Free School District ranks #135 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,136
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$34,053
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Huntington Union Free School District operates 8 public schools serving 4,136 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 $34,053 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 73.0% local, 20.1% state, and 6.9% 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 64/100, ranked #179 of 931 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (29 AP courses district-wide), a 666.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.7% Hispanic or Latino, 31.8% White, 6.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jack Abrams Stem Magnet School, with a diversity index of 61.9/100.
Its largest campus is Huntington High School, enrolling 1,363 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Southdown School, at 270 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Huntington High School accounts for 33.0% of all Huntington Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Huntington Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Huntington Union Free School District school enrollment varies 5.0× across entities
Huntington Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 270 students (lowest) to 1,363 students (highest), a spread of 1,093 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.
Huntington Union Free School District reports 52.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Huntington Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 667:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Huntington Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Huntington 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 Huntington Union Free School District?
Huntington Union Free School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,136 students.
How much does Huntington Union Free School District spend per student?
Huntington Union Free School District spends $34,053 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #179 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Huntington Union Free School District?
Huntington Union Free School District students are 56.7% Hispanic or Latino, 31.8% White, 6.1% African American, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Huntington Union Free School District?
Huntington Union Free School District has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #179 out of 931 districts in New York.