High school (grades 9-12) · Brookhaven, NY

Bellport Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Bellport Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 360000800193
0/100100/10032/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
46
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bellport Senior High School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also one of the largest schools in New York.

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Resource Index · Typical
11.8:1
students per teacher
47.8%
free-lunch eligible
1,340
students enrolled

Bellport Senior High School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-10 students YoY

Bellport Senior High School held near 1,382 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-10 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 114.4 → 115.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-10 students YoY 360000800193 · Brookhaven, NY High · MID · TRAD

1,340 enr · 11.8:1 · 47.8% lunch · RII 32

Nearest enrollment peer: Bellport Middle School (848 students)

Bellport Senior High School held near 1,382 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-10 headcount). Teacher FTE added 114.4 → 115.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Bellport Senior High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Bellport Senior High School reports 1,340 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Bellport Senior High School compares

Bellport Senior High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.8:1 ▼ 0% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 47.8% ▼ 15% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,340 top 4% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,340
Bigger than 95% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
47.8%
free-lunch eligible - 15% below the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.8:1
students per teacher - 0% above state mean
Top 56% in New York - lower ratio than 44% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
44.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$32,369
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 268 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 85 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 46.9%
White 30.7%
African American 16.0%
Two or More 4.0%
Asian 1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 46.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 65.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 65.8, Bellport Senior High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 17

District finance for South Country Central School District reports $32,369 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Bellport Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bellport Middle School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Frank P Long Intermediate School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Brookhaven Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Kreamer Street Elementary School Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Verne W Critz Elementary School Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Bellport Senior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

South Country Central School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Bellport Senior High School

How many students attend Bellport Senior High School?

Bellport Senior High School has 1,340 students enrolled. It is a high school in Brookhaven, NY. CCD year-over-year: 1,392 (2022-23) → 1,382 (2023-24), nearly flat (-10).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bellport Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Bellport Senior High School is 11.8:1, which is 0% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bellport Senior High School?

47.8% of students at Bellport Senior High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bellport Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Bellport Senior High School is Hispanic or Latino at 46.9% of enrollment, in Brookhaven, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 65.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bellport Senior High School?

Bellport Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in South Country Central School District?

Besides Bellport Senior High School, South Country Central School District also operates Bellport Middle School (848 students), Frank P Long Intermediate School (542 students), and Brookhaven Elementary School (515 students). See the South Country Central School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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