Public schools in Richmond Hill, NY
Richmond Hill has 10 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 9 elementary, enrolling 5,748 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; New York City Geographic District #27 runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Richmond Hill's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Richmond Hill | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City Geographic District #27 | 8 | 41,385 | not reported |
| New York City Geographic District #28 | 2 | 37,139 | 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 Richmond Hill, 1,841 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Hill High School | 1,841 | 13.7 | 83.8% | New York City Geographic District #27 |
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 Richmond Hill, 3,907 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS 90 Horace Mann | 586 | 13.3 | 87.9% | New York City Geographic District #27 |
| PS 254 Rosa Parks School (the) | 525 | 15.0 | 78.5% | New York City Geographic District #27 |
| PS 377 | 507 | 16.4 | 65.1% | New York City Geographic District #27 |
| PS 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis | 470 | 13.4 | 74.3% | New York City Geographic District #27 |
| PS 55 Maure | 466 | 13.6 | 79.0% | New York City Geographic District #28 |
| PS 54 Hillside | 462 | 12.1 | 88.7% | New York City Geographic District #28 |
| PS 56 Harry Eichler | 360 | 13.3 | 80.6% | New York City Geographic District #27 |
| PS 273 | 329 | 12.7 | 84.5% | New York City Geographic District #27 |
| PS 51 | 202 | 13.5 | 82.2% | New York City Geographic District #27 |
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 Richmond Hill's public schools compare with New York's
The median Richmond Hill school has 13.4 students per full-time teacher, more than the New York median of 11.1. 90% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 468 students (state 428).
| Richmond Hill | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.4 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 468 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 90% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 10 Richmond Hill 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 Richmond Hill
- New York City Geographic District #27Runs 8 of Richmond Hill's 10 public schools.
- Richmond Hill High School, the largest high school in Richmond Hill1,841 students in 2024-25, 13.7 per teacher.1,841
- Compare New York City Geographic District #27 with New York City Geographic District #28Richmond Hill'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 Richmond Hill 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 Richmond Hill
How many public schools are in Richmond Hill, NY?
10 public schools with an address in Richmond Hill were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 9 elementary, enrolling 5,748 students.What is the largest high school in Richmond Hill?
Richmond Hill High School, with 1,841 students in 2024-25 (New York City Geographic District #27).Which districts run Richmond Hill's schools?
New York City Geographic District #27 (8 schools), New York City Geographic District #28 (2 schools). 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