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Roosevelt Union Free School District

Roosevelt, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Shawn Wightman · #147 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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3,255

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$24,610

Spending per student

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

11.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Roosevelt Union Free School District is a public school district based in Roosevelt, New York, serving 3,255 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #147 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 64% of them. Its schools average 651 students each, more than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Shawn Wightman. It spends about $24,610 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.7 students per teacher.

How Roosevelt Union Free compares

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

Spending per student$24,610

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

Instruction spending per student$16,017

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

Students per school651

New York median 538 · 21% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.7

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

Students per counselor232

New York median 284 · 18% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$107.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 75%Local 21%

Measure	Roosevelt Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$24,610	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$16,017	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$97.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$107.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	279	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	561	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.7	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	232	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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Dr. Shawn Wightman

Superintendent, Roosevelt 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
Rockville Centre Union Free School DistrictRockville Centre	3,311	7	$31,655	10.2	#146
Roosevelt Union Free School DistrictRoosevelt · this district	3,255	5	$24,610	11.7	#147
Jericho Union Free School DistrictJericho	3,242	5	$36,463	12.0	#148
Glen Cove City School DistrictGlen Cove	3,221	6	$27,091	11.1	#149
Niagara-Wheatfield Central School DistrictSanborn	3,217	6	$20,342	12.2	#150

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Burbank School District 111Burbank, IL	3,257	$13,275	13.7
HumboldtWinnemucca, NV	3,257	$14,066	18.7
Montour School DistrictMc Kees Rocks, PA	3,256	$18,900	16.0
Sterling CUSD 5Sterling, IL	3,253	$13,551	15.1

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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