Huntington High School vs Walt Whitman High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Huntington High School Walt Whitman High School
Location Huntington, NY Huntington Station, NY
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 1,363 1,939
Student:Teacher Ratio 11.2:1 11.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 52.2% 48.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Huntington High School Walt Whitman High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $34,053 $33,501
District Huntington Union Free School District South Huntington Union Free School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Huntington High School Walt Whitman High School
White 28.9% 30.6%
African American 7.0% 7.2%
Hispanic or Latino 59.3% 53.4%
Asian 1.5% 5.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2%
Multiracial 3.3% 3.2%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Huntington High School Walt Whitman High School
AP Courses Offered 29 28
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 196:1 219:1
Chronic Absenteeism 31.9% 18.3%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 115 248
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.