Public schools in Floral Park, NY
Floral Park has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,879 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; New York City Geographic District #26 runs 3 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 4 districts and agencies that run Floral Park's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Floral Park | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City Geographic District #26 | 3 | 29,116 | not reported |
| Sewanhaka Central High School District | 2 | 7,862 | $27,722 |
| Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District | 2 | 1,597 | $20,637 |
| NYC Special Schools - District 75 | 1 | 27,425 | 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.
2 high schools in Floral Park, 2,880 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewanhaka High School | 1,572 | 11.5 | 42.4% | Sewanhaka Central High |
| Floral Park Memorial High School | 1,308 | 12.9 | 20.9% | Sewanhaka Central High |
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.
One middle school in Floral Park, 799 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irwin Altman Middle School 172 | 799 | 14.7 | 54.7% | New York City Geographic District #26 |
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.
4 elementary schools in Floral Park, 2,564 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floral Park-Bellerose School | 904 | 15.7 | 14.0% | Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free |
| John Lewis Childs School | 674 | 14.9 | 22.4% | Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free |
| James J Ambrose School (the) | 659 | 12.7 | 47.2% | New York City Geographic District #26 |
| PS 191 Mayflower | 327 | 10.7 | 62.7% | New York City Geographic District #26 |
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.
One other school in Floral Park, 636 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS 993 | 636 | 5.3 | 84.4% | NYC Special Schools - District 75 |
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 Floral Park's public schools compare with New York's
The median Floral Park school has 12.8 students per full-time teacher, more than the New York median of 11.1. 25% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 737 students (state 428).
| Floral Park | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 12.8 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 737 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 25% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 71% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Floral Park 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 Floral Park
- New York City Geographic District #26Runs 3 of Floral Park's 8 public schools.
- Sewanhaka High School, the largest high school in Floral Park1,572 students in 2024-25, 11.5 per teacher.1,572
- Compare New York City Geographic District #26 with Sewanhaka Central High School DistrictFloral Park'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 Floral Park 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 Floral Park
How many public schools are in Floral Park, NY?
8 public schools with an address in Floral Park were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,879 students.What is the largest high school in Floral Park?
Sewanhaka High School, with 1,572 students in 2024-25 (Sewanhaka Central High School District).Which districts run Floral Park's schools?
New York City Geographic District #26 (3 schools), Sewanhaka Central High School District (2 schools), Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District (2 schools), NYC Special Schools - District 75 (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