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Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District

Woodmere, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Dina Anzalone · #182 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,767

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$38,032

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 62% above the New York median

9.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District is a public school district based in Woodmere, New York, serving 2,767 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #182 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 55% of them. Its schools average 553 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Dina Anzalone. It spends about $38,032 per student on day-to-day operations, 62% more than the New York median. It has roughly 9.2 students per teacher.

How Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free compares

Hewlett-Woodmere Union FreeNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$38,032

New York median $23,514 · 62% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$22,841

New York median $15,327 · 49% above · FY2020-21

Students per school553

New York median 538 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher9.2

New York median 11.3 · 19% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor277

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

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$127.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 14%Local 84%

Measure	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$38,032	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$22,841	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$128.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$127.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	300	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	679	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	9.2	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	277	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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Dr. Dina Anzalone

Superintendent, Hewlett-Woodmere 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
Rye City School DistrictRye	2,803	5	$47,904	10.0	#180
Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School DistrictCross River	2,802	5	$34,807	11.1	#181
Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School DistrictWoodmere · this district	2,767	5	$38,032	9.2	#182
Lynbrook Union Free School DistrictLynbrook	2,753	7	$28,922	10.0	#183
Wallkill Central School DistrictWallkill	2,744	5	$25,111	11.3	#184

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Louisville CityLouisville, OH	2,768	$10,487	19.6
Waterloo CUSD 5Waterloo, IL	2,767	$12,362	16.4
Florence 03Lake City, SC	2,767	$12,885	14.0
Wallenpaupack Area School DistrictHawley, PA	2,766	$24,584	9.8

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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