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Rocky Point Union Free School District

Rocky Point, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Scott O'Brien · #189 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,633

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$26,974

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 15% above the New York median

11.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Rocky Point Union Free School District is a public school district based in Rocky Point, New York, serving 2,633 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #189 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 658 students each, more than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Scott O'Brien. It spends about $26,974 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% more than the New York median. It has roughly 11.7 students per teacher.

How Rocky Point Union Free compares

Rocky Point Union FreeNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$26,974

New York median $23,514 · 15% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$18,050

New York median $15,327 · 18% above · FY2020-21

Students per school658

New York median 538 · 22% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.7

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

Students per counselor263

New York median 284 · 7% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$85.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 40%Local 58%

Measure	Rocky Point Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$26,974	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$18,050	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$82.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$85.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	225	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	514	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.7	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	263	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. Scott O'Brien

Superintendent, Rocky Point 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
Union Free School District of the TarrytownsSleepy Hollow	2,652	5	$28,497	11.4	#188
Rocky Point Union Free School DistrictRocky Point · this district	2,633	4	$26,974	11.7	#189
Beacon City School DistrictBeacon	2,613	6	$24,654	10.2	#190
Sayville Union Free School DistrictSayville	2,603	5	$31,608	11.4	#191
Maine-Endwell Central School DistrictEndwell	2,589	4	$18,500	13.6	#192

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Lakeshore School District (Berrien)Stevensville, MI	2,635	$10,708	16.3
Ashtabula Area CityAshtabula, OH	2,635	$14,636	19.5
Berlin School DistrictBerlin, CT	2,634	$21,874	11.4
Plainwell Community SchoolsPlainwell, MI	2,634	$10,420	18.4

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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