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Westhampton Beach Union Free School District

Westhampton Beach, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Carolyn Probst · #278 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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1,641

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$27,904

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 19% above the New York median

9.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Westhampton Beach Union Free School District is a public school district based in Westhampton Beach, New York, serving 1,641 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #278 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 31% of them. Its schools average 547 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Carolyn Probst. It spends about $27,904 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% more than the New York median. It has roughly 9.6 students per teacher.

How Westhampton Beach Union Free compares

Westhampton Beach Union FreeNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$27,904

New York median $23,514 · 19% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$18,651

New York median $15,327 · 22% above · FY2020-21

Students per school547

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

Students per teacher9.6

New York median 11.3 · 15% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor234

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

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$59.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 5%Local 92%

Measure	Westhampton Beach Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$27,904	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$18,651	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$54.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$59.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	171	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	293	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	9.6	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	234	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. Carolyn Probst

Superintendent, Westhampton Beach 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
Greenburgh Central School DistrictHartsdale	1,645	4	$38,533	9.2	#277
Westhampton Beach Union Free School DistrictWesthampton Beach · this district	1,641	3	$27,904	9.6	#278
Norwich City School DistrictNorwich	1,639	4	$19,039	10.8	#279
Waverly Central School DistrictWaverly	1,635	4	$18,117	12.5	#280
West Hempstead Union Free School DistrictWest Hempstead	1,634	4	$34,316	13.1	#281

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)Wittmann, AZ	1,641	$13,394	9.9
Crawford AuSable SchoolsGrayling, MI	1,641	$11,053	15.1
WamegoWamego, KS	1,640	$14,692	14.1
Liberty-Benton LocalFindlay, OH	1,640	$9,543	18.2

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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