Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Centereach, New York
Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center in Centereach, New York enrolled 478 students in 2024-25 with 19.1 full-time teachers, 25.0 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
515 students in 2022-23, 538 students in 2023-24, 478 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.2 to 19.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 515 | 18.2 | 28.2 |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 19.6 | 27.5 |
| 2024-25 | 478 | 19.1 | 25.0 |
25.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 New York elementary schools
Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center enrolled 356 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent26.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.7% of students were White, 32.2% Hispanic, 11.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- White46.7%
- Hispanic32.2%
- Asian11.5%
- Black5.9%
- Two or more races3.6%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Centereach
4 public elementary schools in Centereach report 2024-25 enrollment; Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center | 478 | 25.0 | 39.1% |
| North Coleman Road School | 399 | 21.6 | 42.9% |
| Holbrook Road School | 396 | 15.9 | 45.2% |
| Oxhead Road School | 383 | 17.8 | 44.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center
- Oxhead Road SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 383 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- North Coleman Road SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 399 students, 21.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center with Oxhead Road SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Middle Country Central School District spends per student$27,479 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,479
- The largest public schools in New YorkUnity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center is the number 926 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#926 of 2,546
- New York schools by students per teacher25.0 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.25.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center
How many students attend Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center?
478 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 515 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Centereach, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center?
25.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center a Title I school?
Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center in?
Middle Country Central School District, NCES district ID 3619200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 361920004343 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.