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Sachem Central School District

Lake Ronkonkoma, New York · Superintendent: Patti Trombetta · #7 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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11,697

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$25,085

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% above the New York median

11.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Sachem Central School District is a public school district based in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, serving 11,697 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #7 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 99% of them. Its schools average 780 students each, more than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Patti Trombetta. It spends about $25,085 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the New York median. It has roughly 11.8 students per teacher.

How Sachem Central compares

Sachem CentralNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$25,085

New York median $23,514 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$16,920

New York median $15,327 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Students per school780

New York median 538 · 45% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.8

New York median 11.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor403

New York median 284 · 42% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$342.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 44%Local 54%

Measure	Sachem Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$25,085	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$16,920	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$330.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$342.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	990	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,996	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.8	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	403	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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Patti Trombetta

Superintendent, Sachem 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
Sachem Central School DistrictLake Ronkonkoma · this district	11,697	15	$25,085	11.8	#7
Newburgh City School DistrictNewburgh	11,076	12	$23,985	12.1	#8
East Ramapo Central School District (spring Valley)Spring Valley	10,918	14	$30,802	14.6	#9
Wappingers Central School DistrictHopewell Junction	10,514	15	$21,718	14.0	#10
Greece Central School DistrictRochester	10,046	17	$20,155	11.1	#11

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Del Valle ISDDel Valle, TX	11,715	$11,602	14.7
Spartanburg 06Roebuck, SC	11,714	$12,360	14.0
Lincoln County SchoolsLincolnton, NC	11,710	$9,430	15.3
Rockingham County Public SchoolsHarrisonburg, VA	11,679	$12,787	14.0

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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