Public schools in Bay Shore, NY
Bay Shore has 12 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 8,705 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Bay Shore Schools runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Bay Shore's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Bay Shore | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore Schools | 7 | 5,854 | $31,061 |
| Brentwood Union Free School District | 4 | 18,323 | $26,565 |
| Fire Island Union Free School District | 1 | 34 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Bay Shore, 1,862 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore Senior High School | 1,862 | 11.0 | 44.3% | Bay Shore Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Bay Shore, 2,164 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore Middle School | 1,258 | 10.6 | 43.3% | Bay Shore Schools |
| West Middle School | 906 | 11.2 | 79.4% | Brentwood Union Free |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
9 elementary schools in Bay Shore, 4,679 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Elementary School | 975 | 13.5 | 73.3% | Brentwood Union Free |
| Gardiner Manor School | 739 | 11.7 | 44.5% | Bay Shore Schools |
| Oak Park Elementary School | 678 | 13.4 | 84.5% | Brentwood Union Free |
| Hemlock Elementary School | 609 | 12.8 | 81.3% | Brentwood Union Free |
| South Country School | 496 | 10.0 | 43.1% | Bay Shore Schools |
| Mary G Clarkson School | 469 | 9.8 | 47.8% | Bay Shore Schools |
| Fifth Avenue School | 342 | 8.7 | 36.3% | Bay Shore Schools |
| Brook Avenue Elementary School | 336 | 7.7 | 42.3% | Bay Shore Schools |
| Woodhull School | 35 | 4.3 | not reported | Fire Island Union Free |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Bay Shore's public schools compare with New York's
The median Bay Shore school has 10.8 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the New York median of 11.1. 58% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 644 students (state 428).
| Bay Shore | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 10.8 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 644 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 58% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 92% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 12 Bay Shore schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Bay Shore
- Bay Shore SchoolsRuns 7 of Bay Shore's 12 public schools and spent $31,061 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$31,061
- Bay Shore Senior High School, the largest high school in Bay Shore1,862 students in 2024-25, 11.0 per teacher.1,862
- Compare Bay Shore Schools with Brentwood Union Free School DistrictBay Shore's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Bay Shore addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Bay Shore
How many public schools are in Bay Shore, NY?
12 public schools with an address in Bay Shore were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 8,705 students.What is the largest high school in Bay Shore?
Bay Shore Senior High School, with 1,862 students in 2024-25 (Bay Shore Schools).Which districts run Bay Shore's schools?
Bay Shore Schools (7 schools), Brentwood Union Free School District (4 schools), Fire Island Union Free School District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25