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Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

Patchogue, New York · Superintendent: Patrick Harrigan · #29 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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7,704

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$23,698

Spending per student

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

11.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District is a public school district based in Patchogue, New York, serving 7,704 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #29 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 93% of them. Its schools average 700 students each, more than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Patrick Harrigan. It spends about $23,698 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.6 students per teacher.

How Patchogue-Medford Union Free compares

Patchogue-Medford Union FreeNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$23,698

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

Instruction spending per student$15,409

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

Students per school700

New York median 538 · 30% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.6

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

Students per counselor308

New York median 284 · 8% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$203.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 41%Local 55%

Measure	Patchogue-Medford Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$23,698	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$15,409	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$186.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$203.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	665	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,383	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.6	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	308	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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Patrick Harrigan

Superintendent, Patchogue-Medford 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
North Syracuse Central School DistrictNorth Syracuse	7,933	11	$19,888	12.4	#26
Sewanhaka Central High School DistrictFloral Park	7,829	5	$23,244	13.4	#27
Arlington Central School DistrictLagrangeville	7,806	11	$25,527	12.0	#28
Patchogue-Medford Union Free School DistrictPatchogue · this district	7,704	11	$23,698	11.6	#29
Smithtown Central School DistrictSmithtown	7,540	12	$29,076	11.1	#30

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
North Little Rock School DistrictNorth Little Rock, AR	7,711	$12,361	14.5
Texas City ISDTexas City, TX	7,711	$12,766	13.5
J S Morton HSD 201Cicero, IL	7,709	$14,602	15.8
Sylvania SchoolsSylvania, OH	7,700	$12,404	16.1

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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