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Riverhead Central School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Riverhead, and parts of Southampton.
Students
5,547
Schools
8
Spent per student
$30,669
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$42.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Riverhead Central School District
- School Grade D: better than 12% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
- Spends 11% less per student than the NY average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $42.4M, about $7,640 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Plainview.
K–44 elementary schoolsPlainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
5–82 middle schoolsPlainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
9–12Plainview-Old Bethpage/JFK High SchoolPlainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
Test scores vs. NY
2020–21Math proficiency34%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 83.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$30,669 per student · 11% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 31%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 41%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
5,424’20
5,407’21
5,496’22
5,512’23
5,547’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 66%White 24%Black 7%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
Phillips Avenue School
D656 students15:1
Riley Avenue School
C+520 students12:1
Aquebogue Elementary School
C+458 students11:1
Roanoke Avenue School
D395 students11:1
Pulaski Street Elementary School
D797 students13:1
Riverhead Middle School
D793 students12:1
Suffolk County Sheriffs Office
1 students
Riverhead Senior High School
A1,927 students14:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.