NEW SUFFOLK SCHOOL

NEW SUFFOLK SCHOOL operates as a rural-scale K-5 school in NEW SUFFOLK, New York, operated by NEW SUFFOLK COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 8 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so NEW SUFFOLK SCHOOL sits 98% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, NEW SUFFOLK SCHOOL answers to NEW SUFFOLK COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NEW SUFFOLK SCHOOL lists that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 25% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, NEW SUFFOLK SCHOOL has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 0.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting NEW SUFFOLK SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) records that median household earnings sit near $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which NEW SUFFOLK SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around NEW SUFFOLK SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 6-year window. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at NEW SUFFOLK SCHOOL has decreased 47%, going from 15 students in 2018 to 8 in 2024. The White share of enrollment edged down from 80% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 3.0:1 in 2018 to 1.6:1 in 2024.

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