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Elmont Union Free School District

Elmont, New York · Superintendent: Marlon Small · #140 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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3,425

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$23,562

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the New York median

11.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Elmont Union Free School District is a public school district based in Elmont, New York, serving 3,425 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #140 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 571 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Marlon Small. It spends about $23,562 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.0 students per teacher.

How Elmont Union Free compares

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

Spending per student$23,562

New York median $23,514 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$15,042

New York median $15,327 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school571

New York median 538 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.0

New York median 11.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor571

New York median 284 · 101% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$91.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 36%Local 60%

Measure	Elmont Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$23,562	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$15,042	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$83.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$91.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	311	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	788	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.0	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	571	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.

Leadership

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Marlon Small

Superintendent, Elmont 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
Hyde Park Central School DistrictHyde Park	3,485	6	$25,775	11.2	#138
Brighton Central School DistrictRochester	3,461	4	$21,332	11.8	#139
Elmont Union Free School DistrictElmont · this district	3,425	6	$23,562	11.0	#140
Indian River Central School DistrictPhiladelphia	3,417	8	$23,026	10.9	#141
East Islip Union Free School DistrictIslip Terrace	3,406	6	$29,723	10.8	#142

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Inver Grove Heights SchoolsInver Grove Heights, MN	3,427	$13,359	17.2
Kearney R-IKearney, MO	3,424	$10,271	13.6
North Scott Community School DistrictEldridge, IA	3,420	$10,511	16.1
Scottsbluff Public SchoolsScottsbluff, NE	3,420	$12,216	14.9

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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