BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a big high school in BROOKHAVEN, New York, part of SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 1,340 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 101% larger than typical.

Across the 6 schools in SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,798 students total), BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% White, 16% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Suffolk County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.5%.

Around the school, Suffolk County reports that median household income runs about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

BROOKHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,374 students in 2018 compared to 1,340 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 35% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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