DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL

DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in DEER PARK, New York, part of DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 1,326 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 99% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 4,054 students overall.

Demographically, DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL records that 29% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 28% White, 22% Black, 17% Asian, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 70.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) reports that median household income runs about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

Nearest neighbor: JOHN F KENNEDY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 55.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 1,377 students in 2018 compared to 1,326 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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