PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL vs SOUTH OCEAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

How do these schools compare?

Metric PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH OCEAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Location MEDFORD, NY PATCHOGUE, NY
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high middle
Enrollment 2,487 513
Student:Teacher Ratio 12.9:1 10.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 45.2% 50.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

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

Metric PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH OCEAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $26,559 $26,559
District PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH OCEAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
White 34.8% 34.3%
African American 6.6% 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino 53.3% 53.6%
Asian 2.4% 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.9% 4.7%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH OCEAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
AP Courses Offered 22
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 248.7:1 256.5:1
Chronic Absenteeism 32.1% 20.1%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 279 34
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 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 Editorial.