School district · New York
Sachem Central School District
Sachem Central School District in New York: 15 public schools with 11,556 students and 11.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $30,403 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 15
- Students
- 11,556
- Students per teacher
- 11.7
- NY 11.3 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $30,403
- 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)
- 990
- Counselors (FTE)
- 29.5
- Students per counselor
- 392
- NY 281 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 25.0
- Librarians (FTE): 15.0
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%43%proficient
+7.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 64% of school districts in New York
Median 48% · 707 school districts compared
1,690 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%55%proficient
+4.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 56% of school districts in New York
Median 53% · 707 school districts compared
1,705 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.
- Federal
- 3.8% · $14.7M
- State
- 41% · $156.9M
- Local
- 55% · $211.3M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $20,503
- Support services
- $9,317
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $15.6M
- Long-term debt
- $73M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cayuga SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 539 | 11.5 | 49% | 63% |
Chippewa Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 543 | 12.3 | 51% | 55% |
Grundy Avenue SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 452 | 12.5 | 32% | 41% |
Hiawatha SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 541 | 12.5 | 36% | 52% |
Lynwood Avenue SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 561 | 14.5 | 46% | 45% |
Merrimac SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 358 | 9.6 | 53% | 61% |
Nokomis SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 496 | 11.3 | 37% | 48% |
Tamarac Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 421 | 10.8 | 60% | 67% |
Waverly Avenue SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 497 | 11.8 | 39% | 58% |
Wenonah SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 488 | 10.9 | 68% | 71% |
Sagamore Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 893 | 10.2 | 39% | 57% |
Samoset Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 847 | 10.0 | 46% | 51% |
Seneca Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 928 | 10.8 | 35% | 58% |
Sachem High School EastFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,984 | 12.9 | — | — |
Sachem High School NorthFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,008 | 12.3 | — | — |
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
- 51 School St, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
- Phone
- (631)471-1336
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.