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Southampton, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Southampton Union Free School District #61 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $47,671 per pupil, Southampton Union Free School District ranks #28 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,340
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$47,671
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Southampton Union Free School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,340 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary 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.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $47,671 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 100 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 85.9% local, 10.8% state, and 3.4% 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 75/100, ranked #61 of 941 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 196.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 37.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.3% Hispanic or Latino, 35.8% White, 1.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Southampton Elementary School, with a diversity index of 60.0/100.
Its largest campus is Southampton High School, enrolling 582 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Southampton High School accounts for 43.4% of all Southampton Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Southampton 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.
Southampton Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 197:1 — 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.
Southampton Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 37.3% — 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 Southampton 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 Southampton Union Free School District?
Southampton Union Free School District has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,340 students.
How much does Southampton Union Free School District spend per student?
Southampton Union Free School District spends $47,671 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #61 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Southampton Union Free School District?
Southampton Union Free School District students are 52.3% Hispanic or Latino, 35.8% White, 1.5% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southampton Union Free School District?
Southampton Union Free School District has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #61 out of 941 districts in New York.