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Cold Spring Harbor Central School District

Cold Spring Harbor, New York · Superintendent: Joseph Monastero · #300 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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1,536

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$37,981

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 62% above the New York median

10.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Cold Spring Harbor Central School District is a public school district based in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, serving 1,536 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #300 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 26% of them. Its schools average 384 students each, fewer than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Joseph Monastero. It spends about $37,981 per student on day-to-day operations, 62% more than the New York median. It has roughly 10.2 students per teacher.

How Cold Spring Harbor Central compares

Cold Spring Harbor CentralNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$37,981

New York median $23,514 · 62% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$23,024

New York median $15,327 · 50% above · FY2020-21

Students per school384

New York median 538 · 29% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.2

New York median 11.3 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor256

New York median 284 · 10% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$72.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 1%State 7%Local 92%

Measure	Cold Spring Harbor Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$37,981	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$23,024	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$66.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$72.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	150	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	306	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.2	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	256	284	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New York median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Joseph Monastero

Superintendent, Cold Spring Harbor Central School District

Source: New York State Education Department, SEDREF, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in New York

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Hudson City School DistrictHudson	1,555	3	$26,939	10.4	#296
New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School DistrictNew Hyde Park	1,555	4	$21,965	12.1	#297
Watervliet City School DistrictWatervliet	1,547	2	$18,268	14.2	#298
Johnstown City School DistrictJohnstown	1,544	4	$19,623	13.1	#299
Cold Spring Harbor Central School DistrictCold Spring Harbor · this district	1,536	4	$37,981	10.2	#300

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Robinson CUSD 2Robinson, IL	1,537	$13,216	13.7
Central BerkshireDalton, MA	1,537	$18,794	12.3
Greenon LocalEnon, OH	1,537	$11,043	18.3
Morenci Unified District (4230)Morenci, AZ	1,536	$10,061	11.1

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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