FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL

FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL is an unified-grade school of very small scale in FISHERS ISLAND, New York, part of FISHERS ISLAND UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 56 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL sits 90% leaner than that benchmark.

Operationally, FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL answers to FISHERS ISLAND UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.7:1 average.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School, roughly 5.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 69 students in 2018 compared to 56 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 94% to 77% over that span.

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