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Lake Ronkonkoma, New York - 15 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Sachem Central School District #531 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,466 per pupil, Sachem Central School District ranks #389 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,844
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$26,466
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sachem Central School District operates 15 public schools serving 11,844 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Suffolk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,466 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.8% local, 42.1% state, and 6.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 42/100, ranked #531 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 15 schools offering Advanced Placement (48 AP courses district-wide), a 513.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.3% White, 25.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hiawatha School, with a diversity index of 65.0/100.
Its largest campus is Sachem High School North, enrolling 2,008 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Merrimac School, at 358 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sachem High School North accounts for 17.0% of all Sachem Central School District student enrollment
That concentration means Sachem Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Sachem Central School District school enrollment varies 5.6× across entities
Sachem Central School District school enrollment ranges from 358 students (lowest) to 2,008 students (highest), a spread of 1,650 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Sachem Central School District student-counselor ratio is 513:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Sachem Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Sachem Central School District is typically wider than the Sachem Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Sachem Central School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Sachem Central School District?
Sachem Central School District has 15 schools, including 2 high, 3 middle, 10 elementary. Total enrollment is 11,844 students.
How much does Sachem Central School District spend per student?
Sachem Central School District spends $26,466 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #531 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Sachem Central School District?
Sachem Central School District students are 60.3% White, 25.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Asian, 4.2% African American, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sachem Central School District?
Sachem Central School District has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #531 out of 941 districts in New York.