Smithtown Central School District
Serves Smithtown, Village of the Branch, Nissequogue and Head of the Harbor.
Smithtown’s School Grade A better than 88% of New York school districts
What stands out about Smithtown Central School District
- Its letter, A: results better than 88% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 17 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
- 11 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 8.4% since 2020–21
- Debt of $59.6M, about $8,015 per student
- Only 61% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A: better than 88% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Smithtown. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NY
2021–22 · class of 202361% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 8.4% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.