Western Suffolk BOCES

Public school, kindergarten to ungraded · Dix Hills, New York

Western Suffolk BOCES in Dix Hills, New York enrolled 866 students in 2024-25 with 232.3 full-time teachers, 3.7 students per teacher against the New York median of 8.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

761 students in 2022-23, 775 students in 2023-24, 866 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 208.2 to 232.3.

Students enrolled at Western Suffolk BOCES by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 775, 2024-25: 86602505007501k2022-237612023-247752024-25866
Students enrolled at Western Suffolk BOCES by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 775, 2024-25: 86602505007501k2022-237612023-247752024-25866
Students enrolled at Western Suffolk BOCES by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 775, 2024-25: 86602505007501k2022-237612023-247752024-25866
Students enrolled at Western Suffolk BOCES by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 775, 2024-25: 86602505007501k2022-237612023-247752024-25866
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23761208.23.7
2023-24775219.53.5
2024-25866232.33.7

3.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 New York schools of this kind

Among the 219 New York schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 8.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York other schools, 2024-25219 values from 3.0 to 47.8; Western Suffolk BOCES 3.7; state median 8.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWestern Suffolk BOCES 3.7state median 8.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New York other schools, 2024-25219 values from 3.0 to 47.8; Western Suffolk BOCES 3.7; state median 8.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWestern Suffolk BOCES 3.7state median 8.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New York other schools, 2024-25219 values from 3.0 to 47.8; Western Suffolk BOCES 3.7; state median 8.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWestern Suffolk BOCES 3.7state median 8.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New York other schools, 2024-25219 values from 3.0 to 47.8; Western Suffolk BOCES 3.7; state median 8.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWestern Suffolk BOCES 3.7state median 8.4U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Western Suffolk BOCES enrolled 727 students and reported no counselor; it reported 67 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions67
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

37.1% of students were Hispanic, 31.3% White, 24.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic37.1%
  2. White31.3%
  3. Black24.1%
  4. Asian5.1%
  5. Two or more races2.1%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Schools of this kind in Dix Hills

2 public schools of this kind in Dix Hills report 2024-25 enrollment; Western Suffolk BOCES is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Western Suffolk BOCES8663.7not reported
Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Center36not reportednot reported

All public schools in Dix Hills →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Western Suffolk BOCES

  1. Sagamore Children's Psychiatric CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.1 miles away: 36 students (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. PS 256The next nearest public school of this kind, 7.7 miles away: 543 students, 4.7 per teacher (2024-25).7.7 mi
  3. Compare Western Suffolk BOCES with Sagamore Children's Psychiatric CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Western Suffolk BOCES spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkWestern Suffolk BOCES is the number 49 by size of 249 New York schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#49 of 249
  6. New York schools by students per teacher3.7 students per teacher here against the New York median of 8.4 for schools of this kind.3.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Western Suffolk BOCES

  1. How many students attend Western Suffolk BOCES?
    866 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 761 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Dix Hills, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Western Suffolk BOCES?
    3.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for schools of this kind is 8.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Western Suffolk BOCES a Title I school?
    Western Suffolk BOCES was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Western Suffolk BOCES in?
    Western Suffolk BOCES, NCES district ID 3680860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 368086004659 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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