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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
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 Plainview.
K–44 elementary schoolsPlainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
5–82 middle schoolsPlainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
9–12Plainview-Old Bethpage/JFK High SchoolPlainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
Test scores vs. NY
2020–21Math proficiency75%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts81%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate 99% at Plainview-Old Bethpage Central 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.
Sewanhaka Central High School DistrictFloral Park, Hempstead, Stewart Manor
$28,186per student
Garden City Union Free School DistrictGarden City
$29,308per student
Great Neck Union Free School DistrictGreat Neck Estates, Lake Success
$36,778per student
North Shore Central School DistrictRoslyn Harbor, Sea Cliff
$45,475per student
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.