Riverhead Central School District

Public Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Riverhead, and parts of Southampton.

At a glance
5,547Students enrolled
8Schools
$30,669Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
47%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

For Riverhead

Grades PK–5
RILEY AVENUE SCHOOL or AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 6–8
RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL793 students · RiverheadThis district
Grades 9–12
RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1,927 students · RiverheadThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NY
Math proficiency34%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 83.5%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$30,669
per student each year · 11% below the NY average
Spending
Classroom instruction68%
Support & administration31%
Other2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)53%
State41%
Federal6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
5,424’20
5,407’21
5,496’22
5,512’23
5,547’24
Students
Hispanic · 66%3,677
White · 24%1,325
Black · 7%396
Two or more races · 2%101
Asian · 1%42
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools8 in district

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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