Levittown Union Free School District

Levittown Union Free School District
Address
150 Abbey Lane
Levittown
, New York, 11756
United States
Coordinates40°43′6″N 73°30′41″W / 40.71833°N 73.51139°W / 40.71833; -73.51139
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12
Schools10
Students and staff
Enrollment7,177 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty585.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.3:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.levittownschools.com

Levittown Union Free School District (LUFSD) is a school district in central Nassau County on Long Island, approximately ten miles east of New York City. The district approximately 5.5 square miles (14 km2) includes parts of the following hamlets; Levittown, North Wantagh, and Seaford. Currently, there are six elementary schools (K-5), two middle schools (6-8), two high schools (9-12) and one career & technical center.

The school district sits on over 200 acres (0.81 km2) of property, and its facilities occupy over 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m2). The district has a transportation complex of five buildings, a buildings and grounds complex of 4 buildings, a middle school leased to BOCES, 22 pump houses and storage sheds as well as vacant property on which once sat an elementary school. The district operates its own Transportation System, transporting over 4,000 students per day. Transportation is available for those students in Grades K-8 who live beyond 3/4 of a mile and 9-12 who live beyond 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from their respective school. The district implemented an all day Kindergarten program in 2011/12.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, which operates 10 schools, had an enrollment of 7,177 students and 585.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.[1]

The school district administration is headed by Tonie McDonald, the current Superintendent of Schools, appointed July 1, 2014. Her contract has been expanded expires on June 30, 2021. McDonald is a life long Levittown resident who taught and rose through the ranks of the district she now leads.

The Board of Education President is Peggy Marenghi. She was elected to the Board of Education until June 30, 2019.