SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

What SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT does

South Huntington Union Free School District (SHUFSD) is a public K-12 school district organized under New York State Education Law as a political subdivision of the State of New York. Established in 1924 and headquartered at 60 Weston Street, Huntington Station, NY, the district operates seven schools spanning the full Pre-K through grade 12 continuum: Walt Whitman High School, Stimson Middle School, Birchwood Intermediate School, Countrywood Primary Center, Maplewood Intermediate School, Oakwood Primary Center, and Silas Wood Sixth Grade Center. Day-to-day operations are administered by Superintendent Dr. Vito M. D'Elia and an elected Board of Education; the current Board President is Nicholas Ciappetta. The district does not have private shareholders and is not a publicly traded entity.

The district's product portfolio is structured around four pillars: core academics (Dual Language Program K-6, Science Research Program competing at Long Island Science Congress, Response to Intervention tiered support, AP coursework, and National Honor Society), enrichment and remediation (the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant-funded after-school and summer programming, including the SOAR program for 9th-10th graders, plus a 2026-launched district-run Academic Summer School at Stimson Middle School that replaces the prior Western Suffolk BOCES multi-district offering), college and career readiness (counseling, the NYS Seal of Biliteracy, and the 2025-launched Graduation Vision Committee developing a Portrait of a Graduate aligned with NYSED Graduation Measures), and instructional technology (Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum K-12, a 2026-2029 Instructional Technology Plan, Smart Schools Bond Act investments across five phases, and an inaugural Technology and Innovation Showcase held February 2026). The underlying technology stack comprises standard educational platforms — Google Workspace for Education (Classroom, Meet, SSO), Microsoft 365 (alternate SSO), Classlink single sign-on, and ParentSquare for family engagement — with no proprietary software product or API surface disclosed.

The district's revenue model is public funding rather than commercial sales: the 2026/2027 operating budget is $227,993,621, drawn from local property taxes, New York State education aid, and federal grants. Most services, including the 21st CCLC program, the UPK program, and summer school, are provided free of charge to district-resident families. Enrollment is open to all residents within the district's defined geographic boundary, with no formal GTM motion or pricing tier structure. Quantifiable student outcomes reported for the Class of 2026 include 141 seniors on the Principal's List (94.9%+ GPA), 185 National Honor Society inductees, 54 NYS Seal of Biliteracy recipients, 75 Michael S. Curtin Citizenship Award honorees, 9 military-bound seniors, and 56 local scholarship recipients. Walt Whitman High School has been ranked among the Suffolk County Top 10 and recognized as an NYSPHSAA School of Distinction for three consecutive years.

Name

SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Legal name

South Huntington Union Free School District

Website

https://shufsd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Short description

South Huntington Union Free School District is a New York State public K-12 school district operating seven schools (Pre-K through 12) in Huntington Station, NY, serving district-resident families with comprehensive academics, dual-language and STEM programming, and enrichment funded through a $227.99M 2026/2027 operating budget from property taxes, state aid, and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE), Specialized Inclusive / Co-Taught Special Education Programs (EDAKAAAK)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Bilingual education programs
• Special education services
• After-school enrichment
• College preparation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntington Station

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

South Huntington Union Free School District operates as a comprehensive public K-12 school district serving preschool through 12th grade students in the Huntington Station area of Suffolk County, New York. The district delivers core academic instruction across seven schools, supplemented by a Dual Language Program (K-6), special education and Response to Intervention services, college preparation including AP courses and SAT/ACT support, Science Research Program, arts and athletics programs, and 21st Century Community Learning Centers after-school enrichment. Programs such as Universal Pre-K, summer school, and 21st CCLC are offered free of charge to district-resident families.

Product overview

South Huntington Union Free School District operates as a comprehensive K-12 public school district with seven schools (two high schools/one middle school, two intermediate schools, and three primary centers) providing educational services. The district offers a multi-layered portfolio including core academic programs (Dual Language Program, Science Research Program, Response to Intervention), supplementary enrichment (21st Century Community Learning Centers, Academic Summer School), college preparation (AP courses, National Honor Society, NYS Seal of Biliteracy), and technology integration (Instructional Technology Program with Smart Schools Bond Act investments). The district recently launched its inaugural Technology and Innovation Showcase and transitioned to a district-run summer school model in 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Grant-funded after-school and summer enrichment program providing academic support, literacy, math, and social enrichment for K-12 students, including the SOAR program for 9th-10th graders and Whitman Recovery for high school students needing academic remediation. Offered free of charge to district families.

Quantifiable outcome

• 185 students inducted into National Honor Society in 2026 - one of the largest groups in recent years
• +4 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability4 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Stride, Inc. National K-12 online learning provider (formerly K12 Inc.) offering virtual instruction and credit recovery. Adjacent peer for the district's online/hybrid learning use cases and the alternative-pathways space referenced in NYSED graduation measures.

Direct peers

• Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District: Long Island K-12 district of similar enrollment scale and budget size with strong STEM and dual language offerings. Comparable on operational metrics and NYSED accountability framework.
• Syosset Central School District: High-performing Nassau County K-12 district with comparable AP, science research, and bilingual programs. Benchmark peer for academic-outcome KPIs cited in SHUFSD's recognition claims.
• Harborfields Central School District: Greenlawn/Huntington-area K-12 public district with similar operating scale and program mix. Competes for students in the same Huntington Station labor shed and shares BOCES service arrangements.
• Half Hollow Hills Central School District: Adjacent Long Island K-12 public school district serving Dix Hills and Melville with comparable size, demographics, and strong academic outcomes. Most directly comparable peer in terms of offerings and competitive set.
• Huntington Union Free School District: Geographically adjacent district serving the Village of Huntington area. Most relevant peer for enrollment competition and BOCES collaboration, though differentiated by inner-urban demographics.
• Three Village Central School District: Suffolk County K-12 district with comparable budget size and strong college-prep orientation including science research programs. Comparable on academic-outcomes positioning and parent-engagement model.
• Northport-East Northport Union Free School District: Suffolk County K-12 district of comparable size with strong arts, athletics, and AP offerings. Closely comparable in budget scale, NYSED accountability measures, and curricular scope.
• Commack Union Free School District: Neighboring Suffolk County K-12 district with similar enrollment scale, AP/NHS programs, and bilingual services. Operates as a direct competitor for resident students on the Long Island border with SHUFSD.

Regional players

• Western Suffolk BOCES: Regional BOCES cooperative of Long Island school districts (formerly running SHUFSD's summer school) providing shared services, special education, and career-technical programs. Operates at regional rather than single-district level but is a direct ecosystem partner/competitor in shared programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@southhuntingtonschooldistrict

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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