RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in RIVERHEAD, New York, run under RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 1,927 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 188% bigger than the state mean of about 668.

RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 5,547 students overall.

On demographics, RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 23% White, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports 134 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 48% of students at RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put 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 RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 1,850 (now 1,927). Hispanic enrollment moved from 42% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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