WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL

WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is a sprawling four-year high school in HUNTINGTON STATION, New York, operated by SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 1,939 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 190% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 5,670 students. WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL records that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 31% White, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL has 168 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Suffolk County (around 39%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 56.9%; actual is 79.5%, +22.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is HENRY L STIMSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 50.5%.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 1,983 students in 2018 to 1,939 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 39% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.