LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL

Set in WADING RIVER, New York, LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment multi-level school, overseen by LITTLE FLOWER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 93 students across grades 3 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL sits 83% leaner than that benchmark.

LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL is a school of LITTLE FLOWER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 31% Black, 28% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household income runs about $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL is one.

WADING RIVER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 97 students in 2018 compared to 93 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 4.8:1 in 2018 to 6.2:1 in 2025.

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