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New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves New Hyde Park, and parts of North Hempstead.

Students
1,551
Schools
4
Spent per student
$27,349
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
6%
Debt
$0.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

  • School Grade A: better than 92% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the NY average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7% since 2020
  • Debt of $0.6M, about $390 per student

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Oceanside.

PK–KSchool 6-Kindergarten CenterOceanside Union Free School District
1–66 schoolsOceanside Union Free School District
7–8School 9M-Oceanside Middle SchoolOceanside Union Free School District
9–122 high schoolsOceanside Union Free School District

Test scores vs. NY

2020–21
Math proficiency75%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts81%
State average 62.4%

Graduation rate 93% at Oceanside Union Free School District, which runs the high school (state 83.5%) · class of 2020.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$27,349 per student · 21% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 39%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 28%Federal 3%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,667’20
1,628’21
1,648’22
1,606’23
1,551’24

Down 7% since 2020.

Students
Asian 63%White 16%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.

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