Suffern High School

What Suffern High School does

Suffern Central School District is a New York State public K-12 school district headquartered in Suffern, Rockland County, operating six schools — Cherry Lane Elementary, Montebello Elementary, RP Connor Elementary, Sloatsburg Elementary, Suffern Middle School, and Suffern High School — serving approximately 4,000 students across the communities of Suffern, Sloatsburg, Hillburn, Montebello, and Airmont. The district employs approximately 670 staff including teachers, administrators, and facilities and food service personnel, and operates on a 2026-27 annual budget of $176,358,814 funded primarily through local property taxes, New York State education aid, federal grants, and ancillary facility rental revenue. Education is provided at no direct cost to families, with free school meals under the federal Community Eligibility Provision and free Universal Pre-Kindergarten.

The academic portfolio includes 27 Advanced Placement courses spanning Studio Art to Environmental Science, a four-year Pathway to Engineering sequence through Project Lead the Way, a three-year Cybersecurity career pathway, AVID college-readiness electives, Two-Way Dual Language (English/Spanish) instruction beginning in Pre-K, FLES Spanish starting in grade 1, and Project-Based Learning pedagogy across grade levels. Supplemental offerings include 22 interscholastic sports teams for grades 7-12, robust arts and music programs, special education, English as a New Language, and K-12 social work and counseling services. Operational metrics include a 93% graduation rate, 94% daily attendance rate, and average class size of 17 students. The district maintains 800,000 square feet of building space across 127 acres of grounds surrounding eight buildings.

Technology and operational infrastructure is built around the ParentSquare mass messaging platform (with parallel StudentSquare for students), supporting two-way communication translated into 190+ languages. Supporting systems include ParentVue/StudentVue (eSchool Data) for grades and attendance, Finalsite for web presence, NWEA MAP for adaptive interim assessment with Lexile and DRA integrations, Achieve 3000 for differentiated literacy, Rubicon Atlas for curriculum mapping, BoardDocs for Board of Education governance, MySchoolBucks for food service payments, Peachjar for digital flyers, and Anonymous Alerts for safety reporting. The district is governed by a seven-member elected Board of Education with an unpaid three-year term structure, overseen by Superintendent P. Erik Gundersen, Ed.D. The current 2026-27 fiscal plan reflects a 3.48% tax levy increase after the sunset of federal COVID relief funds.

Name

Suffern High School

Legal name

Suffern Central School District

Website

https://sufferncentral.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1854

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Suffern Central School District is a New York State public K-12 district operating six schools serving approximately 4,000 students in Rockland County, funded primarily by property taxes on a $176.4 million annual budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialized Instruction & Resource Support (Inclusion, Pull-Out, Co-Teaching) (EDAJAKAC)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• School district services
• College readiness programs
• Multilingual bilingual education
• Special education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Suffern

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: District operates as a public school system funded primarily through local property taxes, state education aid, and federal grants. The 2026-27 budget is $176,358,814 with a 3.48% tax levy increase.
2. Federal COVID Relief Funds (sunsetted): Temporary federal COVID relief funds that previously supported operations have sunset, requiring budget adjustments to reflect ongoing operational costs.
3. Facility Rental Revenue: District facilities available for rental to resident not-for-profit organizations and community groups, generating additional revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Suffern High School operates as part of the Suffern Central School District, delivering public K-12 education services to approximately 4,000 students across six schools (two K-2 elementary, two 3-5 elementary, one middle school, and one high school) in Rockland County, New York. Core academic offerings include 27 Advanced Placement courses, a four-year Pathway To Engineering (PLTW), a Cybersecurity career pathway, AVID college-readiness, Two-Way Dual Language (English/Spanish) instruction, Project-Based Learning, and 22 interscholastic sports teams. Free breakfast and lunch are provided under the CEP program, and Pre-Kindergarten is offered at no cost through New York's Universal Pre-K program.

Product overview

Suffern High School operates within the Suffern Central School District, a K-12 educational institution serving approximately 4,000 students across 6 schools. The district offers a unified communication ecosystem centered on ParentSquare and StudentSquare for parent, staff, and student communications, supported by ParentVue/StudentVue portals for academic information access. Academic programs include 27 Advanced Placement courses, Pathway To Engineering (a four-year Project Lead the Way program), and a three-year Cybersecurity career pathway. The district employs NWEA MAP adaptive assessments and Project-Based Learning pedagogies. Technology infrastructure includes Finalsite-powered web presence, Rubicon Atlas curriculum mapping, BoardDocs governance management, and MySchoolBucks food service payments, all integrated through the district's communication and learning management systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ParentSquare: Mass messaging platform for district, school and classroom communication
• StudentSquare
• #OneSuffern

Products and services

• Advanced Placement (AP) Courses Twenty-seven Advanced Placement courses spanning Studio Art to Environmental Science, enabling high school students to earn college credit while still in high school.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Project Lead the WaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject Lead the Way (PLTW) provides STEM-focused project-based learning curriculum. At elementary level through Gateway to Technology program at middle school. At high school, the four-year Pathway To Engineering (PTE) sequence teaches engineering process and problem-solving skills for global high-tech economy.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ramapo Central School District: Neighboring public K-12 school district in Rockland County, NY serving Spring Valley and surrounding communities. Operates multiple schools with comparable curriculum, governance, and New York State funding model.
• East Ramapo Central School District: Adjacent public K-12 school district in Rockland County serving Spring Valley. Comparable governance structure, state funding model, and student demographics in the same regional market.
• Clarkstown Central School District: Larger neighboring public K-12 district in Rockland County serving New City and surrounding areas. Similar comprehensive K-12 programs, AP offerings, and New York State funding structure serving a comparable suburban community.
• Pearl River School District: Neighboring public K-12 school district in Rockland County, NY. Operates comparable K-12 programs with similar state funding mechanisms and regional demographic profile in the Hudson Valley.
• Nyack Public Schools: Public K-12 school district serving Nyack in Rockland County, NY. Comparable New York State public education model serving a similar suburban Hudson Valley community with overlapping feeder patterns.

Others

• Rockland BOCES: Regional Board of Cooperative Educational Services providing shared programs to Suffern Central and other Rockland County districts. Partner organization delivering specialized services including career and technical education and special education support.
• ParentSquare: EdTech communication platform vendor used by Suffern Central for district-wide parent/student messaging. Indirect ecosystem participant serving K-12 districts nationwide with similar school communication and engagement needs.
• PowerSchool: Major K-12 education technology platform providing student information systems. Comparable indirect vendor relationship as Suffern uses similar SIS/portal functionality through ParentVue/StudentVue for grades, attendance, and academic records.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SuffernCSD
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/SuffernCentralSchoolDistrict
• Facebookfacebook.com/SuffernCentralSD
• Instagraminstagram.com/sufferncentralsd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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