SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Set in SUFFERN, New York, SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a big high school, operated by SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 1,450 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 117% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Within SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 7 schools and 4,170 students, SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 34% White, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Rockland County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Rockland County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.4%; this one delivers 65.2%.

Around the school, Rockland County reports that median household income runs about $109,959, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rockland County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,335 students), SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 1,451 students in 2018 compared to 1,450 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 34% across the same window.

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