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Half Hollow Hills Central School District

Dix Hills, New York · Superintendent: John O'Farrell · #32 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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7,302

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$31,329

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 33% above the New York median

11.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Half Hollow Hills Central School District is a public school district based in Dix Hills, New York, serving 7,302 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #32 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 92% of them. Its schools average 811 students each, more than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is John O'Farrell. It spends about $31,329 per student on day-to-day operations, 33% more than the New York median. It has roughly 11.2 students per teacher.

How Half Hollow Hills Central compares

Half Hollow Hills CentralNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$31,329

New York median $23,514 · 33% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$21,760

New York median $15,327 · 42% above · FY2020-21

Students per school811

New York median 538 · 51% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.2

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

Students per counselor270

New York median 284 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$261.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 16%Local 82%

Measure	Half Hollow Hills Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$31,329	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$21,760	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$260.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$261.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	651	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,666	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.2	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	270	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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John O'Farrell

Superintendent, Half Hollow Hills Central 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
Smithtown Central School DistrictSmithtown	7,540	12	$29,076	11.1	#30
Middletown City School DistrictMiddletown	7,397	6	$23,791	11.2	#31
Half Hollow Hills Central School DistrictDix Hills · this district	7,302	9	$31,329	11.2	#32
Levittown Union Free School DistrictLevittown	7,163	10	$27,247	11.5	#33
Syosset Central School DistrictSyosset	7,126	10	$33,971	10.3	#34

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Geary County SchoolsJunction City, KS	7,307	$13,044	12.5
EverettEverett, MA	7,307	$17,217	11.7
Azle ISDAzle, TX	7,304	$9,978	15.4
Alisal UnionSalinas, CA	7,303	$14,439	24.7

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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