Public schools in Suffern, NY
Suffern has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,796 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Suffern Central School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Suffern's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Suffern | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffern Central School District | 5 | 4,020 | $36,268 |
| East Ramapo Central School District | 2 | 10,091 | $32,604 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Suffern, 1,450 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffern Senior High School | 1,450 | 12.4 | 34.0% | Suffern Central |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Suffern, 1,569 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffern Middle School | 880 | 9.7 | 38.0% | Suffern Central |
| Pomona Middle School | 689 | 14.1 | 81.4% | East Ramapo Central |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Suffern, 1,777 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Kiln Elementary School | 584 | 15.5 | 86.8% | East Ramapo Central |
| Richard P Connor Elementary School | 437 | 10.2 | 31.6% | Suffern Central |
| Cherry Lane Elementary School | 413 | 8.7 | 47.2% | Suffern Central |
| Montebello Road School | 343 | 8.7 | 38.2% | Suffern Central |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Suffern's public schools compare with New York's
The median Suffern school has 10.2 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the New York median of 11.1. 57% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 584 students (state 428).
| Suffern | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 10.2 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 584 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 57% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Suffern schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Suffern
- Suffern Central School DistrictRuns 5 of Suffern's 7 public schools and spent $36,268 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$36,268
- Suffern Senior High School, the largest high school in Suffern1,450 students in 2024-25, 12.4 per teacher.1,450
- Compare Suffern Central School District with East Ramapo Central School DistrictSuffern's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Suffern addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Suffern
How many public schools are in Suffern, NY?
7 public schools with an address in Suffern were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,796 students.What is the largest high school in Suffern?
Suffern Senior High School, with 1,450 students in 2024-25 (Suffern Central School District).Which districts run Suffern's schools?
Suffern Central School District (5 schools), East Ramapo Central School District (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25