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Middle Country Central School District

9,545 students · 14 schools · 16.0:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #41 of 1071 in New York

Students
9,545
Schools
14
Teachers (FTE)
598
Student–Teacher
16.0:1
County
Suffolk
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Middle Country Central School District

Middle Country Central School District is a public school system serving Suffolk County, New York, based in Centereach. It serves 9,545 students across 14 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #41 largest of New York’s 1071 school systems.

Phone6312858005
Address8 43Rd St-Adm Off, Centereach, NY 11720
CountySuffolk County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Middle Country Central School District enrolls 9,545 students in 14 schools — an average of about 682 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #41 of 1071 statewide by enrollment.

Students
9,545
#41 of 1071 in New York
Schools
14
~682 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Middle Country Central School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (9,545 students reported):

White
45%
Black
7%
Hispanic
34%
Asian
9%
Two or more
4%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Middle Country Central School District employs about 598 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 16.0:1 — above the New York average of about 12.1:1. Total district staff is roughly 1,452.

Student–teacher ratio
16.0:1
state avg ~12.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
598
classroom teachers
Total staff
1,452
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How New York funds schools

New York distributes most operating aid through Foundation Aid, which starts from a per-pupil Foundation Amount, adjusts it by a Regional Cost Index and a Pupil Need Index (weighting poverty, English-learner status and sparsity), then subtracts each district’s Expected Local Contribution from property and income wealth — so high-need, low-wealth districts receive proportionally more. Foundation Aid reached full funding for the first time in 2024–25, at about $24.9 billion.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Middle Country Central School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

New York reports accountability through its ESSA system, published as the NYSED School Report Card, covering achievement, graduation, chronic absenteeism, English-language proficiency, growth and college-and-career readiness. Look up Middle Country Central School District on data.nysed.gov.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

New York does not use a private accreditor for public schools: every public district is registered by the Board of Regents under the Commissioner’s Regulations (Part 100), with registration review as the state’s oversight tool. See the New York State Education Department.

How it compares

Middle Country Central School District vs. New York

Enrollment rank
#41
of 1071 districts
Ratio
16.0:1
state avg ~12.1:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Suffolk County

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Go deeper

Look up Middle Country Central School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the New York State Legislature (Foundation Aid) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Middle Country Central School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 3619200. Confirm current details with the district and the New York State Education Department.