📍 700 Harrison Ave, Riverhead, Suffolk County, 11901
Riverhead Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Riverhead, Suffolk County. The school has 2,001 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Riverhead Central School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 140.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 86% of students are proficient in reading. 80% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverhead Senior High School enrolls 2,001 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 140.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 8.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,228 | 61% |
| White | 547 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 177 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 19 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,048 of the school's 2,001 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,009 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverhead Senior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-10, state senate district 1, state house district 2.
Riverhead Senior High School is one of 8 schools in RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in RIVERHEAD, New York. The district serves 5,753 students district-wide and employs 451 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,001 students, Riverhead Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 719 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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