School district · New York

Copiague Union Free School District

Copiague Union Free School District in New York: 6 public schools with 4,579 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $32,862 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
4,579
Students per teacher
13.7
NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$32,862
NY $34.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
334
Counselors (FTE)
21.0
Students per counselor
218
NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
17.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.7

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

44%proficient

+10.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in New York

Median 48% · 707 school districts compared

2,057 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

50%proficient

+4.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 56% of school districts in New York

Median 53% · 707 school districts compared

2,040 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$21.4K15
$21.9K16
$22.9K17
$25.4K18
$25.6K19
$24.0K20
$24.8K21
$28.0K22
$30.7K23
$32.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.0% · $13M
State
56% · $104.6M
Local
37% · $67.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$21,692
Support services
$10,345
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.8M
Long-term debt
$30M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–546516.761%66%
K–542714.147%47%
K–542814.955%63%
Susan E Wiley SchoolFree meals for all
K–561115.540%49%
Copiague Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–81,08112.039%45%
9–121,56713.4——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
2650 Great Neck Rd, Copiague, NY 11726
Phone
(631)842-4015
Website