Centereach High School - Centereach, New York/NY

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Centereach High School

14 43rd Street, Centereach, NY, 11720-2353 -

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Definition of Terms

Centereach High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Suffolk County, NY

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1766 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

110 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 477 students

Grade 10 - 449 students

Grade 11 - 407 students

Grade 12 - 423 students

Grade Not Listed - 10 students

This School

(NY) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NY) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	4%	4%
% Hispanic	8%	17%
% Black	2%	19%
% White	86%	58%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NY) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

28%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NY) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Middle Country Central School District

This School's Agency

(NY) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	14	4
Number of Students Managed	11,387 students	2,265 students
District Total Revenue	$157,440,000	$31,819,000
District Expenditure	$149,699,000	$31,869,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,826	$14,048
District Expenditure / Student	$13,146	$14,070
District Graduation Rates	97%	97%

Suffolk notebook: Getting little hands ready to write (Newsday)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 03:22:21 pm
Prekindergarten students in the Middle Country Central School District are getting ready to learn to write this fall - without pens or pencils.
Schools: Getting little hands ready to write (Newsday)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:13:28 pm
Prekindergarten students in the Middle Country Central School District are getting ready to learn to write this fall - without pens or pencils.
Middle Country's Romanoff takes Suffolk tennis title (Newsday)
posted on October 31, 2009 at 12:20:25 am
Robyn Romanoff defeated Samantha Elgort 6-1, 6-1 yesterday in the Suffolk singles finals.
Number of kids getting free lunch spikes on LI (Newsday)
posted on October 26, 2009 at 12:15:18 am
On a recent fall day, the Centereach High School cafeteria served lunch to 951 students.
Freshman Gray scores winner for Smithtown East (Newsday)
posted on October 2, 2009 at 01:55:34 am
Sasha Gray scored the game winner in overtime for Smithtown.

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Centereach High School is a public high school in the Middle Country Central School District of Suffolk County, New York on Long Island, teaching a college preparatory curriculum for grades nine through twelve.
History and Overview
Centereach High School opened in 1970, to serve the continuing population growth in central Suffolk County and in the Middle Country Central School District.
Academics
According to 2007 data, 97.8% of Centereach graduates earn a New York State Regent's diploma. 53.3 percent of graduates plan to attend 4 year college, and 40.8% plan to attend a 2 year college.
Athletics
Centereach fields a number of varsity and junior varsity athletic teams, in Section 11, Division 2 of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, including Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball (Girls), and Wrestling.
Events of Note
In January 1997, 30-year old New York City firefighter James Halversen was shot and killed while jogging around the Centereach High School track, in a random act of violence. This unfortunate event gave rise to stories about a portion of the track being "haunted," so much so that it has drawn paranormal investigators to the site.
External links
Centereach High School website

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