Quick Facts

 

Our Numbers

• Enrollment: 14,373 (Sept. 2011)
• Per Pupil Expenditure:  $10,089
• Operating Budget:  $118.2 million
• 10-year Capital Improvement Plan:  $303.8 million
        (Proposed by Suffolk School Board)
• Number of Schools: 19 
        (12 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high)
• Overall Student/Teacher Ratio:  25 to 1
• Computer to Student Ratio:  2.2 students to 1 computer
• Business and community partnerships: 160

Our Graduates

• Class of 2011:  907
• Students to post-secondary education: 82.7%
• AP, Dual-Credit and Honor courses:  44
• 2011 SAT Scores:
  Critical Reading = 464
  Writing = 445  
  Math = 451

Our Students

• Black/African American:  58.51%
• White:  38.49%
• Asian:  1.96%
• American Indian/Alaska Native:  0.55%
• Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander: 0.16%
• Eligible for Free & Reduced Price Meals: 43.59%

Our Employees

• Number of Professional Staff:  1,161
• Starting Teacher Salary:  $38,900
• Number of Support Staff:  924
• Highly Qualified Title 1 Teacher Assistants: 100%  *
  *Highly Qualified means our teacher assistants have met all the standards set forth in the No Child Left Behind Act