School district · New York

Garden City Union Free School District

Garden City Union Free School District in New York: 7 public schools with 3,932 students and 12.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $29,572 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
3,932
Students per teacher
12.6
NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$29,572
NY $34.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
311
Counselors (FTE)
9.0
Students per counselor
437
NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
11.8
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$24.7K15
$25.2K16
$25.6K17
$25.4K18
$26.0K19
$25.3K20
$26.5K21
$28.0K22
$28.8K23
$29.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
1.4% · $1.9M
State
10% · $13.6M
Local
88% · $118.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$19,904
Support services
$9,510
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$12.2M
Long-term debt
$15.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Hemlock School
K–118413.5
Homestead School
K–120515.7
Locust School
K–115111.4
Stewart School
2–562413.4
Stratford Avenue School
2–563814.0
Garden City Middle School
6–81,03412.7
Garden City High School
9–121,09611.2

Sources

Address
56 Cathedral Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
Phone
(516)478-1010
Website