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Half Hollow Hills Central School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 7,248 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Half Hollow Hills Central School District is a school district in New York (Suffolk County). During the 2024 school year, 7,248 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Half Hollow Hills Central school board, At-large

General election

General election for Half Hollow Hills Central school board, At-large

Incumbent Stephanie Gurin and incumbent Adam Kleinberg won election in the general election for Half Hollow Hills Central school board, At-large on May 19, 2015.

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Half Hollow Hills Central school board, At-large

General election

General election for Half Hollow Hills Central school board, At-large

Incumbent Diana Acampora, incumbent Betty DeSabato, and incumbent Paul Peller won election in the general election for Half Hollow Hills Central school board, At-large on May 20, 2014.

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About the district

School board

The Half Hollow Hills Central School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Donna Smawley20252028
Nadia Bilal20232028
Stephanie Gurin20152027
Michael Prywes2026
John Mathew20232026
Diana Acampora20112026

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Overlapping state house districts

Half Hollow Hills Central School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 10Steve SternDemocratic Party 84% 47%
New York State Assembly District 11Kwani O'PharrowDemocratic Party 13% 14%
New York State Assembly District 12Keith BrownRepublican Party 3% 1%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $8,718,000 $1,177 3%
Local: $220,617,000 $29,781 81%
State: $43,806,000 $5,913 16%
Total: $273,141,000 $36,871
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $265,916,000 $35,895
Total Current Expenditures: $249,870,000 $33,729
Instructional Expenditures: $173,975,000 $23,484 65%
Student and Staff Support: $18,411,000 $2,485 7%
Administration: $19,056,000 $2,572 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $38,428,000 $5,187 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $7,750,000 $1,046
Construction: $4,497,000 $607
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $307,000 $41
Interest on Debt: $816,000 $110

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 79 86 62 60 >=50 80-84 85
2018-2019 78 86 60 57 >=50 70-74 85
2017-2018 77 83 56 63 >=50 75-79 83
2016-2017 78 87 58 55-59 PS 65-69 84
2015-2016 78 83 61 60-64 PS 65-69 84
2014-2015 78 82 66 55-59 PS 60-64 84
2013-2014 66 78 48 45 <50 60-64 70
2012-2013 64 79 48 43 21-39 65-69 66
2011-2012 88 95 77 76 60-79 85-89 91
2010-2011 87 94 73 73 60-79 90-94 90

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 75 81 60-64 60-64 PS 75-79 77
2018-2019 70 76 57 55 >=50 65-69 76
2017-2018 73 78 59 60-64 >=50 70-74 77
2016-2017 70 77 57 55-59 PS 65-69 74
2015-2016 67 74 53 45-49 PS 60-64 72
2014-2015 66 70 53 45-49 <50 65-69 70
2013-2014 52 64 40 39 <50 50-54 54
2012-2013 61 71 47 45 21-39 55-59 64
2011-2012 80 87 67 67 40-59 75-79 83
2010-2011 77 83 63 61 60-79 80-84 80

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 95 >=95 85-89 90-94 PS >=80 95
2018-2019 95 >=95 >=95 80-84 PS >=80 96
2017-2018 94 90-94 90-94 85-89 PS >=80 96
2016-2017 96 >=95 >=95 80-89 >=50 97
2015-2016 96 >=95 >=95 80-89 PS >=50 97
2014-2015 95 >=95 90-94 >=90 >=50 96
2013-2014 95 >=95 90-94 >=90 PS 96
2012-2013 95 >=95 85-89 80-89 >=50 97
2011-2012 96 >=95 90-94 80-89 PS PS 97
2010-2011 96 >=95 85-89 >=80 98

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 7,248 -1.0
2022-2023 7,317 -1.2
2021-2022 7,408 -2.6
2020-2021 7,604 -2.2
2019-2020 7,773 -2.0
2018-2019 7,925 -2.3
2017-2018 8,110 -3.0
2016-2017 8,354 -2.3
2015-2016 8,542 -4.5
2014-2015 8,927 -2.8
2013-2014 9,177 -2.7
2012-2013 9,427 -4.7
2011-2012 9,868 -0.1
2010-2011 9,882 -1.6
2009-2010 10,037 -0.9
2008-2009 10,126 -1.2
2007-2008 10,249 0.7
2006-2007 10,179 -0.2
2005-2006 10,196 1.6
2004-2005 10,035 3.7
2003-2004 9,661 4.9
2002-2003 9,192 5.4
2001-2002 8,699 2.7
2000-2001 8,467 3.8
1999-2000 8,142 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Half Hollow Hills Central School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 20.6 10.1
Black 12.8 15.5
Hispanic 15.8 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 5.4 3.5
White 45.3 39.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Half Hollow Hills Central School District had 655.28 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.06.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 20.69
Elementary: 275.65
Secondary: 340.59
Total: 655.28

Half Hollow Hills Central School District employed 0.13 district administrators and 26.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.13
District Administrative Support: 485.80
School Administrators: 26.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 75.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 14.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 27.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 10.00
Student Support Services: 43.00
Other Support Services: 352.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Half Hollow Hills Central School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Candlewood Middle School7386-8
Half Hollow Hills High School East1,4409-12
Half Hollow Hills High School West9899-12
Otsego Elementary School583KG-5
Paumanok Elementary School584KG-5
Signal Hill Elementary School665KG-5
Sunquam Elementary School489KG-5
Vanderbilt Elementary School705KG-5
West Hollow Middle School9556-8


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    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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