Walt Whitman High School

Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Huntington Station, New York

Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station, New York enrolled 1,939 students in 2024-25 with 168.1 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the New York high-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 62% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 52%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (New York: 87.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

1,991 students in 2022-23, 1,981 students in 2023-24, 1,939 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 156.7 to 168.1.

Students enrolled at Walt Whitman High School by school year2022-23: 1,991, 2023-24: 1,981, 2024-25: 1,93905001k1.5k2k2022-231,9912023-241,9812024-251,939
Students enrolled at Walt Whitman High School by school year2022-23: 1,991, 2023-24: 1,981, 2024-25: 1,93905001k1.5k2k2022-231,9912023-241,9812024-251,939
Students enrolled at Walt Whitman High School by school year2022-23: 1,991, 2023-24: 1,981, 2024-25: 1,93905001k1.5k2k2022-231,9912023-241,9812024-251,939
Students enrolled at Walt Whitman High School by school year2022-23: 1,991, 2023-24: 1,981, 2024-25: 1,93905001k1.5k2k2022-231,9912023-241,9812024-251,939
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,991156.712.7
2023-241,981162.512.2
2024-251,939168.111.5

11.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 of every 100 New York high schools

Among the 1,158 New York high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 11.5; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 11.5; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 11.5; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 11.5; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 10.8U.S. 14.5

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).

28 AP courses and one counselor per 219 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Walt Whitman High School enrolled 1,972 students and had 9.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 92 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses28
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)9.0, one per 219 of the 1,972 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions92
  • Chronically absent18.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.4% of students were Hispanic, 30.6% White, 7.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic53.4%
  2. White30.6%
  3. Black7.2%
  4. Asian5.2%
  5. Two or more races3.2%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Walt Whitman High School scored proficient or above: 62% in math, against 52% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNew York
Math62%34‑36% (2021-22)52%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

94% of the 465 students in Walt Whitman High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew York
Four-year graduation rate94%93%87.2%
Students in the class465480202,009

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Walt Whitman High School

  1. Huntington High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 1,363 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Half Hollow Hills High School WestThe next nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 1,028 students, 9.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Walt Whitman High School with Huntington High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much South Huntington Union Free School District spends per student$33,501 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$33,501
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkWalt Whitman High School is the number 51 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#51 of 1,195
  6. New York schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.8 for high schools.11.5:1
  7. 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 Walt Whitman High School

  1. How many students attend Walt Whitman High School?
    1,939 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,991 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Huntington Station, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Walt Whitman High School?
    11.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for high schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Walt Whitman High School a Title I school?
    Walt Whitman High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Walt Whitman High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Walt Whitman High School scored proficient or above: 62% in math, against 52% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Walt Whitman High School?
    94% of the 465 students in Walt Whitman High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Walt Whitman High School in?
    South Huntington Union Free School District, NCES district ID 3627300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362730003729 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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