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Wyandanch Union Free School District

Wyandanch, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Erik Wright · #194 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,583

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$23,742

Spending per student

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

12.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Wyandanch Union Free School District is a public school district based in Wyandanch, New York, serving 2,583 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #194 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 52% of them. Its schools average 646 students each, more than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Erik Wright. It spends about $23,742 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.5 students per teacher.

How Wyandanch Union Free compares

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

Spending per student$23,742

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

Instruction spending per student$14,653

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

Students per school646

New York median 538 · 20% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.5

New York median 11.3 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor517

New York median 284 · 82% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$76.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 60%Local 33%

Measure	Wyandanch Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$23,742	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,653	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$68.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$76.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	206	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	442	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.5	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	517	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. Erik Wright

Superintendent, Wyandanch 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
Maine-Endwell Central School DistrictEndwell	2,589	4	$18,500	13.6	#192
Wyandanch Union Free School DistrictWyandanch · this district	2,583	4	$23,742	12.5	#194
Averill Park Central School DistrictAverill Park	2,583	5	$21,322	14.7	#193
Gloversville City School DistrictGloversville	2,582	5	$21,731	10.9	#195
North Shore Central School DistrictSea Cliff	2,568	5	$41,582	9.1	#196

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Adair CountyColumbia, KY	2,585	$10,688	14.0
DyersburgDyersburg, TN	2,585	$11,234	n/a
Lower Moreland Township School DistrictHuntingdon Valley, PA	2,584	$18,213	14.2
Grayslake CHSD 127Grayslake, IL	2,583	$24,464	12.8

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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