High school (grades 9-12) · Farmingdale, NY

Farmingdale Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Farmingdale Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 361098000877
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👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
57
📋 Attendance
42
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Farmingdale Senior High School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also one of the largest schools in New York.

#1 of 5
public schools in Farmingdale · Resource Index
57
Resource Index · Higher
10.4:1
students per teacher
21.4%
free-lunch eligible

Farmingdale Senior High School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Farmingdale Senior High School ranks #1 of 5 public schools in Farmingdale, NY.

School address

Farmingdale, NY 11735
District: Farmingdale Union Free School District · New York

NCES ID 361098000877 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-13 students YoY

Farmingdale Senior High School held near 1,690 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 164.9 → 161.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-13 students YoY 361098000877 · Farmingdale, NY High · MID · TRAD

1,704 enr · 10.4:1 · 21.4% lunch · RII 57

Nearest enrollment peer: Howitt School (1,180 students)

Farmingdale Senior High School held near 1,690 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 164.9 → 161.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Farmingdale Senior High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Farmingdale Senior High School reports 1,704 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Farmingdale Senior High School compares

Farmingdale Senior High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.4:1 ▼ 12% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 21.4% ▼ 62% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,704 top 2% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,704
Bigger than 97% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
21.4%
free-lunch eligible - 62% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 35% in New York - lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$34,386
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors8.0 FTE
Per 213 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
144
in-school suspensions + 63 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 51.3%
Hispanic or Latino 30.4%
Asian 7.6%
African American 7.1%
Two or More 2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: White at 51.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 63.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 63.3, Farmingdale Senior High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 25
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Farmingdale Union Free School District reports $34,386 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Farmingdale Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Howitt School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Woodward Parkway Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Saltzman East Memorial Elementary School Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Albany Avenue Elementary School Smaller Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Northside Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Farmingdale Senior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Farmingdale Union Free School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~1,704 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)

Frequently asked questions about Farmingdale Senior High School

How many students attend Farmingdale Senior High School?

Farmingdale Senior High School has 1,704 students enrolled. It is a high school in Farmingdale, NY. CCD year-over-year: 1,703 (2022-23) → 1,690 (2023-24), nearly flat (-13).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Farmingdale Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Farmingdale Senior High School is 10.4:1, which is 12% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Farmingdale Senior High School?

21.4% of students at Farmingdale Senior High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Farmingdale Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Farmingdale Senior High School is White at 51.3% of enrollment, in Farmingdale, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Farmingdale Senior High School?

Farmingdale Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Farmingdale Senior High School rank among public schools in Farmingdale?

By Resource Investment Index, Farmingdale Senior High School ranks #1 of 5 public schools in Farmingdale, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Farmingdale on the city page.

What other schools are in Farmingdale Union Free School District?

Besides Farmingdale Senior High School, Farmingdale Union Free School District also operates Howitt School (1,180 students), Woodward Parkway Elementary School (815 students), and Saltzman East Memorial Elementary School (592 students). See the Farmingdale Union Free School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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