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Port Jefferson, NY
Public School Ratings




Port Jefferson Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Port Jefferson Union Free School District details

Port Jefferson Union Free School District
550 Scraggy Hill Rd
Port Jefferson, NY 11777

939 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Port Jefferson Union Free School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.1% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
66%
45%
67%
51%
66%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Earl L Vandermeulen High School
350 Old Post Rd
Port Jefferson, NY, 11777
09-12
Port Jefferson Elementary School
500 Scraggy Hill Rd
Port Jefferson, NY, 11777
PK-05
Port Jefferson Middle School
350 Old Post Rd
Port Jefferson, NY, 11777
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.2% 42.7%
Black 1.8% 16.7%
Hispanic 13.8% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.0% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 10.5% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 9.9% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.6% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $23,248 $24,363,904 57.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,641 $1,719,768 4.0%
Staff $1,941 $2,034,168 4.8%
General Administration $1,121 $1,174,808 2.7%
School Administration $2,002 $2,098,096 4.9%
Operation $4,090 $4,286,320 10.0%
Transportation $1,748 $1,831,904 4.3%
Other $1,387 $1,453,576 3.4%
Total Support $13,930 $14,598,640 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,615 $3,788,520 8.9%
Total Expenditures $40,793 $42,751,064 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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