School district · New York

Riverhead Central School District

Riverhead Central School District in New York: 8 public schools with 5,547 students and 13.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $32,900 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
5,547
Students per teacher
13.0
NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$32,900
NY $34.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
428
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
504
NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
11.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

29%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 94% of school districts in New York

Median 48% · 707 school districts compared

1,640 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

29%proficient

−2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in New York

Median 53% · 707 school districts compared

1,681 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$22.8K15
$23.7K16
$23.1K17
$23.5K18
$23.2K19
$22.9K20
$23.9K21
$27.3K22
$29.0K23
$32.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.4% · $13.4M
State
41% · $85.6M
Local
53% · $109.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$22,951
Support services
$9,408
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.9M
Long-term debt
$46.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Aquebogue Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–545810.844%44%
Phillips Avenue SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–465614.621%19%
Riley Avenue SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–452012.135%46%
Roanoke Avenue SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–439511.226%22%
5–679712.930%25%
Riverhead Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–879311.926%29%
9–121,92714.4——
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
814 Harrison Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901
Phone
(631)369-6717
Website