B
Suffern Central School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Ramapo, Haverstraw, Suffern, Airmont, Wesley Hills, Montebello, Sloatsburg and Hillburn, and parts of Tuxedo and Tuxedo.
Students
3,845
Schools
6
Spent per student
$38,531
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$2.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Suffern Central School District
- School Grade B: better than 61% of New York districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts above the state
- Spends 11% more per student than the NY average
- 10 students per teacher
- Debt of $2.2M, about $574 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Pine Bush.
PK–54 elementary schoolsPine Bush Central School District
6–82 middle schoolsPine Bush Central School District
9–12Pine Bush Senior High SchoolPine Bush Central School District
Test scores vs. NY
2020–21Math proficiency53%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts59%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 83.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$38,531 per student · 11% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 30%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 26%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,667’20
3,630’21
3,521’22
3,499’23
3,845’24
Up 4.9% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 48%White 31%Black 9%Asian 7%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
6 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Monroe-Woodbury Central School DistrictMonroe, Woodbury, Woodbury
$31,778per student
East Ramapo Central School DistrictChestnut Ridge, New Hempstead, Pomona
$33,077per student
Clarkstown Central School DistrictClarkstown
$29,380per student
Croton-Harmon Union Free School DistrictCortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson
$30,471per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.