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Shoreham-Wading River Central School District

Shoreham, New York · Superintendent: Gerard Poole · #242 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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1,932

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$32,995

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 40% above the New York median

10.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Shoreham-Wading River Central School District is a public school district based in Shoreham, New York, serving 1,932 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #242 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 40% of them. Its schools average 483 students each, fewer than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Gerard Poole. It spends about $32,995 per student on day-to-day operations, 40% more than the New York median. It has roughly 10.2 students per teacher.

How Shoreham-Wading River Central compares

Shoreham-Wading River CentralNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$32,995

New York median $23,514 · 40% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$20,322

New York median $15,327 · 33% above · FY2020-21

Students per school483

New York median 538 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.2

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

Students per counselor386

New York median 284 · 36% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$73.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 1%State 23%Local 76%

Measure	Shoreham-Wading River Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$32,995	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$20,322	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$73.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$73.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	190	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	448	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.2	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	386	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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Gerard Poole

Superintendent, Shoreham-Wading River 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
Elwood Union Free School DistrictGreenlawn	1,948	4	$28,300	11.0	#240
Cortland City School DistrictCortland	1,937	5	$20,962	10.9	#241
Shoreham-Wading River Central School DistrictShoreham · this district	1,932	4	$32,995	10.2	#242
Chittenango Central School DistrictChittenango	1,919	4	$19,925	12.4	#243
Newark Central School DistrictNewark	1,911	5	$21,912	9.9	#244

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
AugustaAugusta, KS	1,933	$10,984	12.7
Ontario LocalOntario, OH	1,933	$10,042	20.6
Fort LeBoeuf School DistrictWaterford, PA	1,932	$15,267	12.5
Oil City Area School DistrictOil City, PA	1,932	$14,747	11.9

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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