Farmingdale High School


Farmingdale High School is a public high school located in South Farmingdale, on Long Island, in New York, United States.
As the only high school operated by the Farmingdale Union Free School District, the school also serves the Village of Farmingdale and the hamlet of East Farmingdale – in addition to portions of North Amityville, Massapequa Park, and North Massapequa.

History

The school building opened in 1962, as student enrollment within the Farmingdale Union Free School District grew and a new high school facility was needed. Soon after opening, the 79-room school underwent an expansion, through which an additional 49 classrooms were added.

Bus crash

On September 21, 2023, a coach bus containing forty marching band students and four adults crashed in Wawayanda, New York on its way to a band camp in Greeley, Pennsylvania, killing the band director and a retired teacher. The bus involved had four random roadside inspections since 2021, passing each time.

Student demographics

As of the 2022–21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,703 students and 164.93 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3. There were 339 students eligible for free lunch and 42 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

Notable alumni