An equity score of 68/100 ranks South Country Central School District #124 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $32,369 per pupil, South Country Central School District ranks #195 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,953
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$32,369
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Country Central School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,953 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $32,369 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.7% local, 41.9% state, and 13.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 68/100, ranked #124 of 931 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 340.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 45.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.6% Hispanic or Latino, 27.8% White, 15.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kreamer Street Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.4/100.
Its largest campus is Bellport Senior High School, enrolling 1,340 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Verne W Critz Elementary School, at 269 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bellport Senior High School accounts for 33.9% of all South Country Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means South Country Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
South Country Central School District school enrollment varies 5.0× across entities
South Country Central School District school enrollment ranges from 269 students (lowest) to 1,340 students (highest), a spread of 1,071 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.
South Country Central School District student-counselor ratio is 341:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within South Country Central School District is typically wider than the South Country Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
South Country Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 45.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to South Country 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 South Country Central School District?
South Country Central School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,953 students.
How much does South Country Central School District spend per student?
South Country Central School District spends $32,369 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #124 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of South Country Central School District?
South Country Central School District students are 50.6% Hispanic or Latino, 27.8% White, 15.6% African American, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Country Central School District?
South Country Central School District has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #124 out of 931 districts in New York.