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Babylon Union Free School District

Babylon, New York · Superintendent: Carisa Manza · #304 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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1,509

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$31,406

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 34% above the New York median

10.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Babylon Union Free School District is a public school district based in Babylon, New York, serving 1,509 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #304 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 25% of them. Its schools average 503 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Carisa Manza. It spends about $31,406 per student on day-to-day operations, 34% more than the New York median. It has roughly 10.1 students per teacher.

How Babylon Union Free compares

Babylon Union FreeNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$31,406

New York median $23,514 · 34% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$21,036

New York median $15,327 · 37% above · FY2020-21

Students per school503

New York median 538 · 7% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.1

New York median 11.3 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor252

New York median 284 · 11% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$56.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 23%Local 75%

Measure	Babylon Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$31,406	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$21,036	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$52.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$56.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	149	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	301	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.1	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	252	284	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New York median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Carisa Manza

Superintendent, Babylon Union Free School District

Source: New York State Education Department, SEDREF, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in New York

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Putnam Valley Central School DistrictPutnam Valley	1,515	3	$28,065	13.3	#301
Fredonia Central School DistrictFredonia	1,512	4	$20,058	9.6	#302
Ellenville Central School DistrictEllenville	1,510	2	$28,789	13.5	#303
Babylon Union Free School DistrictBabylon · this district	1,509	3	$31,406	10.1	#304
Hornell City School DistrictHornell	1,505	3	$21,309	12.6	#305

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Loyalsock Township School DistrictWilliamsport, PA	1,510	$12,952	14.0
Lakeland School CorporationLaGrange, IN	1,509	$9,963	12.3
Porter Township School CorporationValparaiso, IN	1,509	$8,512	15.7
Central Union ElementaryLemoore, CA	1,508	$15,946	19.1

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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