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West Islip, New York - 7 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks West Islip Union Free School District #450 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $29,668 per pupil, West Islip Union Free School District ranks #229 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,913
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$29,668
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Islip Union Free School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,913 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 middle, 1 high 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 $29,668 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 63.8% local, 30.1% state, and 6.0% 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 46/100, ranked #450 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 981.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.5% White, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oquenock Elementary School, with a diversity index of 43.4/100.
Its largest campus is West Islip Senior High School, enrolling 1,163 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Beach Street Middle School, at 380 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
West Islip Senior High School accounts for 29.7% of all West Islip Union Free School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means West Islip 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.
West Islip Union Free School District school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
West Islip Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 380 students (lowest) to 1,163 students (highest), a spread of 783 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.
West Islip Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 981:1 — 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.
West Islip Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.0% — 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 West Islip 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 West Islip Union Free School District?
West Islip Union Free School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 4 combined, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 3,913 students.
How much does West Islip Union Free School District spend per student?
West Islip Union Free School District spends $29,668 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #450 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of West Islip Union Free School District?
West Islip Union Free School District students are 79.5% White, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, 1.0% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Islip Union Free School District?
West Islip Union Free School District has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #450 out of 941 districts in New York.