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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 5,656 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Riverhead Central School District is a school district in New York (Suffolk County). During the 2024 school year, 5,656 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

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

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School board

The Riverhead 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
Matthew Wallace2028
James Scudder20232028
Julio Gonzalez2027
Kelly Freeborn20242027
Virginia Healy2026
Erica Murphy20232026
Cynthia Redmond20232026

Elections

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School board meetings

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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: $13,242,000 $2,397 8%
Local: $107,671,000 $19,491 61%
State: $56,621,000 $10,250 32%
Total: $177,534,000 $32,139
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $159,495,000 $28,873
Total Current Expenditures: $142,027,000 $25,710
Instructional Expenditures: $94,602,000 $17,125 59%
Student and Staff Support: $12,725,000 $2,303 8%
Administration: $11,328,000 $2,050 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $23,372,000 $4,230 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,582,000 $286
Construction: $268,000 $48
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,592,000 $288
Interest on Debt: $3,770,000 $682


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 (%)
2021-2022 31 40-59 25-29 21 PS <=20 60
2020-2021 34 40-59 25-29 22 PS 30-39 61
2018-2019 38 50-59 25-29 25 PS 30-39 63
2017-2018 39 30-39 30-34 25 PS 40-59 63
2016-2017 42 50-59 30-34 25 PS 21-39 70
2015-2016 41 50-59 30-34 23 PS 40-59 66
2014-2015 40 60-69 25-29 24 >=50 <50 61
2013-2014 35 50-59 14 22 >=50 21-39 50
2012-2013 34 60-69 19 20 <50 21-39 46
2011-2012 70 60-79 51 58 >=50 40-59 82
2010-2011 70 >=80 49 57 >=50 >=50 83

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 (%)
2021-2022 31 40-59 20-24 24 PS 40-49 53
2020-2021 48 60-79 40-44 35 PS 50-59 79
2018-2019 35 40-49 30-34 23 PS 30-39 57
2017-2018 35 40-59 30-34 22 PS 40-59 58
2016-2017 34 30-39 25-29 20 PS 21-39 56
2015-2016 34 40-49 25-29 19 PS 21-39 56
2014-2015 32 30-39 23 18 >=50 <=20 49
2013-2014 31 20-29 17 18 <50 <=20 44
2012-2013 35 50-59 20 22 <50 <=20 47
2011-2012 58 60-79 39 42 <50 21-39 71
2010-2011 55 60-79 37 39 <50 >=50 69

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 (%)
2021-2022 79 >=50 60-69 65-69 PS PS >=95
2020-2021 76 PS 85-89 55-59 >=50 >=95
2019-2020 79 >=50 75-79 60-64 PS >=50 >=95
2018-2019 82 PS 75-79 75-79 >=50 90-94
2017-2018 80 PS 80-89 65-69 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 72 >=50 70-79 50-54 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 73 >=50 70-74 45-49 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 73 PS 60-64 60-64 PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 74 >=50 60-64 55-59 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 73 PS 65-69 50-54 PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 77 PS 65-69 55-59 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 78 PS 65-69 50-59 PS 85-89


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 5,656 -0.6
2022-2023 5,688 2.9
2021-2022 5,524 0.0
2020-2021 5,525 -7.8
2019-2020 5,955 4.0
2018-2019 5,718 2.3
2017-2018 5,588 1.3
2016-2017 5,517 2.7
2015-2016 5,367 2.8
2014-2015 5,216 3.3
2013-2014 5,043 1.5
2012-2013 4,969 -3.6
2011-2012 5,147 4.8
2010-2011 4,898 1.7
2009-2010 4,816 2.2
2008-2009 4,712 1.2
2007-2008 4,657 0.8
2006-2007 4,620 -5.1
2005-2006 4,854 1.1
2004-2005 4,801 -1.3
2003-2004 4,862 -0.7
2002-2003 4,897 1.4
2001-2002 4,828 3.0
2000-2001 4,684 2.5
1999-2000 4,565 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Riverhead Central School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 10.1
Black 7.9 15.5
Hispanic 64.1 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 2.0 3.5
White 25.0 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, Riverhead Central School District had 472.41 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.97.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 24.30
Elementary: 242.79
Secondary: 199.13
Total: 472.41

Riverhead Central School District employed 8.09 district administrators and 18.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.09
District Administrative Support: 74.50
School Administrators: 18.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 161.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 14.17
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 9.86
Other Support Services: 244.00


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 Riverhead Central School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Aquebogue Elementary School436KG-5
Phillips Avenue School654PK-4
Pulaski Street Elementary School7455-6
Riley Avenue School495KG-4
Riverhead Middle School7896-8
Riverhead Senior High School1,9869-12
Roanoke Avenue School401KG-4
Suffolk County Sheriffs Office611-12

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    • Footnotes

    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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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