NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 154 LAUREL HILL RD, in NORTHPORT, New York, NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a heavily attended senior high that enrolls 1,476 students (grades 9 through 12), run under NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 121% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 7 schools in NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,293 students total), NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 138 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.9%; this one delivers 87.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Suffolk County shows median household earnings sit near $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

PULASKI ROAD SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 70.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 1,977 (now 1,476). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 86% to 77%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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