Commack School District
Public school district in New York state
Commack Union Free School District is a public school district located in Suffolk County, New York, United States near the North Shore of Long Island. The district straddles the towns of Huntington and Smithtown, with Townline Road as the dividing line. It serves the vast majority of Commack as well as parts of Dix Hills and Hauppauge. It served approximately 6,000 students during the 2018–2019 school year. There are four primary schools (grades K–2), two intermediate schools (grades 3–5), one middle school (grades 6–8) and one high school (grades 9–12).
History
First Commack school district
The first ever predecessor to the modern Commack School District was originally formed in 1814, at a historic Commack building lost to time. Known at different points as the Woodhull Tavern or the Goldsmith Hotel, it burned to the ground in 1895. Today, there is a building in Commack also known as the Woodhull Tavern on Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack. The first school in Commack was on Burr Road, and was there during the founding of the district in 1814. Burr Road was named for the Burr family, who would be major players in early Commack Schools history.
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