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Smithtown Central School District

Smithtown, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Mark Secaur · #30 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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7,540

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$29,076

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 24% above the New York median

11.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Smithtown Central School District is a public school district based in Smithtown, New York, serving 7,540 students in 12 schools. By enrollment it ranks #30 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 93% of them. Its schools average 628 students each, more than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Mark Secaur. It spends about $29,076 per student on day-to-day operations, 24% more than the New York median. It has roughly 11.1 students per teacher.

How Smithtown Central compares

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

Spending per student$29,076

New York median $23,514 · 24% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$18,240

New York median $15,327 · 19% above · FY2020-21

Students per school628

New York median 538 · 17% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.1

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

Students per counselor269

New York median 284 · 5% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$262.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 24%Local 74%

Measure	Smithtown Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$29,076	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$18,240	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$256.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$262.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	677	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,522	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.1	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	269	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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Dr. Mark Secaur

Superintendent, Smithtown 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
Arlington Central School DistrictLagrangeville	7,806	11	$25,527	12.0	#28
Patchogue-Medford Union Free School DistrictPatchogue	7,704	11	$23,698	11.6	#29
Smithtown Central School DistrictSmithtown · this district	7,540	12	$29,076	11.1	#30
Middletown City School DistrictMiddletown	7,397	6	$23,791	11.2	#31
Half Hollow Hills Central School DistrictDix Hills	7,302	9	$31,329	11.2	#32

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Washington Township School DistrictSewell, NJ	7,549	$22,501	11.6
Cherokee 01Gaffney, SC	7,525	$12,959	13.4
East Whittier City ElementaryWhittier, CA	7,524	$12,409	22.8
Belvidere CUSD 100Belvidere, IL	7,523	$18,506	13.2

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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