School district · New York

North Merrick Union Free School District

North Merrick Union Free School District in New York: 3 public schools with 1,238 students and 15.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $31,111 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,238
Students per teacher
15.6
NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$31,111
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)
79.5
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
1,238
NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

69%proficient

+13.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in New York

Median 48% · 707 school districts compared

448 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

72%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in New York

Median 53% · 707 school districts compared

468 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · 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
$23.8K15
$24.5K16
$25.0K17
$34.1K18
$29.1K19
$26.4K20
$28.0K21
$28.1K22
$30.0K23
$31.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.0% · $1.2M
State
36% · $14.7M
Local
61% · $24.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$21,498
Support services
$9,175
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$803K
Long-term debt
$10.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–649118.468%71%
K–628613.081%88%
K–646115.065%67%

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
1057 Merrick Ave, Merrick, NY 11566
Phone
(516)292-3694
Website