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Sayville Union Free School District

Sayville, New York · Superintendent: John Lorentz · #191 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,603

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$31,608

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 34% above the New York median

11.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Sayville Union Free School District is a public school district based in Sayville, New York, serving 2,603 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #191 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 521 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is John Lorentz. It spends about $31,608 per student on day-to-day operations, 34% more than the New York median. It has roughly 11.4 students per teacher.

How Sayville Union Free compares

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

Spending per student$31,608

New York median $23,514 · 34% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$19,916

New York median $15,327 · 30% above · FY2020-21

Students per school521

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

Students per teacher11.4

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

Students per counselor372

New York median 284 · 31% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$95.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 33%Local 65%

Measure	Sayville Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$31,608	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$19,916	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$92.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$95.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	228	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	466	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.4	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	372	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 Lorentz

Superintendent, Sayville 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
Beacon City School DistrictBeacon	2,613	6	$24,654	10.2	#190
Sayville Union Free School DistrictSayville · this district	2,603	5	$31,608	11.4	#191
Maine-Endwell Central School DistrictEndwell	2,589	4	$18,500	13.6	#192
Averill Park Central School DistrictAverill Park	2,583	5	$21,322	14.7	#193
Wyandanch Union Free School DistrictWyandanch	2,583	4	$23,742	12.5	#194

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Trenton Public SchoolsTrenton, MI	2,604	$14,726	14.5
Western Brown LocalMount Orab, OH	2,604	$12,735	17.2
Freetown-LakevilleLakeville, MA	2,603	$16,091	12.2
Franklin CityFranklin, OH	2,602	$14,949	20.7

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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