School district · New York

South Country Central School District

South Country Central School District in New York: 6 public schools with 3,798 students and 10.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $35,332 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 3,798
Students per teacher: 10.1; NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $35,332; 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): 377
Counselors (FTE): 14.0
Students per counselor: 271; NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 9.0; 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%

30%proficient

+8.4 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 48% · 707 school districts compared

1,256 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

34%proficient

+4.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 91% of school districts in New York

Median 53% · 707 school districts compared

1,244 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

$23.3K15

$24.4K16

$24.9K17

$26.4K18

$28.0K19

$28.5K20

$29.5K21

$30.8K22

$32.6K23

$35.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 6.6% · $9.8M
State: 43% · $63.1M
Local: 51% · $75.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $21,810
Support services: $12,776
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $2.2M
Long-term debt: $35.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Brookhaven Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–3	515	10.2	37%	47%	Brookhaven
Frank P Long Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all	4–5	542	9.7	33%	36%	Bellport
Kreamer Street Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–3	284	9.4	36%	31%	Bellport
Verne W Critz Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–3	269	9.1	51%	45%	East Patchogue
Bellport Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	848	9.1	22%	27%	Bellport
Bellport Senior High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,340	11.4	—	—	Brookhaven

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.

Sources

Address: 189 Dunton Ave, East Patchogue, NY 11772
Phone: (631)730-1510

Website

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.