Oysterponds Union Free School District is a public school district located in the Town of Southold

Southold, New York

Southold is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is located in the northeastern tip of the county, on the North Fork of Long Island. The population was 20,599 at the 2000 census...

 Suffolk County

Suffolk County, New York

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, New York

New York

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, United States

United States

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. It is the easternmost school district on the North Fork

North Fork, Suffolk County, New York

The North Fork is a 30-mile-long peninsula in the northeast part of Suffolk County, New York, roughly parallel with an even longer peninsula known as the South Fork...

 of Long Island

Long Island

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. The district includes the census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

s(CDPs) of East Marion

East Marion, New York

East Marion is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The CDP population was 756 at the 2000 census.- History :...

 and Orient

Orient, New York

Orient is a census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The CDP's population was 709 at the 2000 census.Orient and Orient Point are used almost interchangeably...

. To the west, the district is bordered by the Greenport Union Free School District

Greenport Union Free School District

Greenport Union Free School District is a public school district located on the North Fork of Long Island, in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, United States. It includes the village of Greenport, as well as the census-designated place of Greenport West...

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The total enrollment for the 2007-2008 school year was 105 students.

The superintendent is Stuart Rachlin.

Schools

The only school operated by the district is Oysterponds Elementary School (Grades K-6). The district pays for middle and high school students (grades 7-12) to be educated in the adjacent Greenport school district

Greenport Union Free School District

Greenport Union Free School District is a public school district located on the North Fork of Long Island, in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, United States. It includes the village of Greenport, as well as the census-designated place of Greenport West...

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Proposals to merge the school district with its neighbors to the west have been discussed in the past, but have not been approved.

External links

• Oysterponds Union Free School District Website