North Babylons OK
I prefer Babylon Village if $$ permits
I found Town Hunter to be the best/most accurate resource out there.
Great Schools seems a little skewed.Best bet...go to a supermarket in the area and ask a parent with kids.
The measuring stick for me is usually Household Income vs % of Kids on Free Lunch
Heres the surrounding towns:
Side-by-Side City Comparison
North Babylon West Babylon Babylon West Islip
School Scores
Achievement index
Normalized average of 6 other school scores. Higher number indicates better score
51.3 65.58 65.58 67.53
School Info
Fundamentals index
Combined measure of other indexes in this group. 0 is the worst, 100 is the best.
71 72 72 70
Program expenditures per student
Amount spent annually on each student for educational programs
$7886 $8165 $8165 $7410
Total expenditures per student
Total amount spent annually on each student
$16909 $12826 $12826 $15442
Student to teacher ratio
Average number of students per teacher
14.6 14.9 14.9 14.1
High School Drop out rate
Percentage of students that started but did not complete high school
0 % 0 % 0 % 0 %
North Babylon, NY West Babylon, NY Babylon, NY West Islip, NY
Household Income
Median household income
Half of the households in the community make less than this and half make more
$64128 $60862 $60064 $75914
Per capita income
Average annual income per person in the community
$24181 $22280 $22844 $27704
Population
Total population
Total number of people living in the community as of Q3 2000
17766 43452 211779 29105
Median age
Half of the residents of the community are older than this age and the rest are younger
38 36 37 36
Education Level for adults
Average years of schooling
Average years of schooling for adults. High school is 12, B.S. is 16 etc
13.3 13 13.1 13.7
School Enrollment
Total enrollment
Total number of students enrolled into public schools, private schools, or colleges.
4192 11313 55998 8442
Percentage in private schools
Percentage of pupils in private schools
20 15 17 17