Sewanhaka Central High School District, New York, elections

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Sewanhaka Central High School District
School Board badge.png
District details
School board members: 9
Students: 7,846 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Sewanhaka Central High School District is a school district in New York (Nassau County). During the 2024 school year, 7,846 students attended one of the district's five schools.

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

Jump to a section:
Elections School board Location Budget Academic performance Students Staff Schools

Elections

Do you know of an individual or group that endorsed a candidate for a position on this board? Click here to let us know.


About the district

School board

The Sewanhaka Central High School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Lynette Battle
Tiffany Capers
Binu Jacob
William Leder
Rosemarie Peltonen
James Reddan
Stephen Toto
Jaclyn O'Donohue2024

Join the conversation about school board politics

Ballotpedia's Hall Pass

Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics



District map

School district map

Overlapping state house districts

Sewanhaka Central High School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 22Michaelle SolagesDemocratic Party 60% 57%
New York State Assembly District 19Edward RaRepublican Party 34% 18%
New York State Assembly District 16Daniel NorberRepublican Party 5% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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: $9,088,000 $1,150 4%
Local: $147,268,000 $18,632 67%
State: $62,616,000 $7,922 29%
Total: $218,972,000 $27,704
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $217,775,000 $27,552
Total Current Expenditures: $204,072,000 $25,818
Instructional Expenditures: $139,313,000 $17,625 64%
Student and Staff Support: $19,820,000 $2,507 9%
Administration: $15,626,000 $1,976 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $29,313,000 $3,708 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,294,000 $669
Construction: $636,000 $80
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $525,000 $66
Interest on Debt: $3,902,000 $493

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 76 79 76 67 >=50 60-79 78
2018-2019 76 80 66 65 PS 60-79 87
2017-2018 74 78 66 62 PS 40-59 84
2016-2017 75 79 65 66 PS >=50 84
2015-2016 74 80 62 64 >=50 85
2014-2015 68 77 55 58 PS >=50 79
2013-2014 49 68 33 34 PS >=50 56
2012-2013 56 67 46 49 PS PS 62
2011-2012 82 90 70 79 PS 88
2010-2011 81 90 71 73 87

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 83 88 79 74 >=50 60-79 87
2018-2019 74 77 69 64 PS 60-79 82
2017-2018 74 77 71 60 PS >=50 82
2016-2017 74 78 68 67 PS >=50 82
2015-2016 71 75 63 62 >=50 80
2014-2015 63 71 55 57 PS >=50 68
2013-2014 51 63 45 41 PS >=50 54
2012-2013 61 70 51 54 PS PS 66
2011-2012 74 82 64 68 PS 79
2010-2011 72 81 63 63 78

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 94 95 94 85-89 >=50 97
2018-2019 94 >=95 93 90-94 PS 97
2017-2018 94 >=95 92 90-94 PS PS 96
2016-2017 94 90-94 93 90-94 PS 95
2015-2016 92 >=95 88 85-89 PS 95
2014-2015 93 >=95 91 85-89 PS 97
2013-2014 93 >=95 89 85-89 97
2012-2013 93 >=95 90 90-94 PS 95
2011-2012 94 >=95 91 90-94 95
2010-2011 94 >=95 91 85-89 96

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 7,846 -0.2
2022-2023 7,862 -0.5
2021-2022 7,904 -2.1
2020-2021 8,067 -2.2
2019-2020 8,243 0.0
2018-2019 8,241 -1.2
2017-2018 8,340 0.7
2016-2017 8,280 1.0
2015-2016 8,195 0.4
2014-2015 8,160 -0.5
2013-2014 8,202 -0.9
2012-2013 8,278 -2.0
2011-2012 8,445 -1.0
2010-2011 8,528 0.9
2009-2010 8,449 -0.2
2008-2009 8,462 0.5
2007-2008 8,422 -1.3
2006-2007 8,531 -0.3
2005-2006 8,557 -0.9
2004-2005 8,630 2.3
2003-2004 8,435 2.0
2002-2003 8,266 1.7
2001-2002 8,123 3.8
2000-2001 7,813 2.7
1999-2000 7,603 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sewanhaka Central High School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 27.5 10.1
Black 20.5 15.5
Hispanic 24.5 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 1.1 3.5
White 25.7 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, Sewanhaka Central High School District had 604.06 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.99.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 13.09
Secondary: 590.97
Total: 604.06

Sewanhaka Central High School District employed 8.00 district administrators and 19.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.00
District Administrative Support: 128.00
School Administrators: 19.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 110.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 33.34
Total Guidance Counselors: 38.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 5.00
Student Support Services: 31.00
Other Support Services: 197.00

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 Sewanhaka Central High School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Elmont Memorial High School1,4737-12
Floral Park Memorial High School1,3277-12
H Frank Carey High School1,5947-12
New Hyde Park Memorial High School1,7387-12
Sewanhaka High School1,6227-12

About school boards

Education legislation in New York

Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history.

See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics New York
School Board badge.png
Education Policy Icon.png
Local Politics Image.jpg
Seal of New York.png

External links

  • Office website
  • Search Google News for this topic

    • 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 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
    v • e
    New York school districts
    Flag of New York
    v • e
    State of New York
    Albany (capital)
    Elections

    What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

    Government

    Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

    Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sewanhaka_Central_High_School_District,_New_York,_elections&oldid=10232742"