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Great Neck, New York - 10 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Great Neck Union Free School District #383 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $33,999 per pupil, Great Neck Union Free School District ranks #100 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,836
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$33,999
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Great Neck Union Free School District operates 10 public schools serving 6,836 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 3 combined, 2 high, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Nassau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $33,999 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 100 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 89.6% local, 6.5% state, and 3.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #383 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (51 AP courses district-wide), a 219.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.9% Asian, 36.1% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Saddle Rock School, with a diversity index of 61.0/100.
Its largest campus is Great Neck South High School, enrolling 1,362 students (20% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Village School, at 48 students, a 28x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Great Neck South High School accounts for 19.9% of all Great Neck Union Free School District student enrollment
That concentration means Great Neck Union Free School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Great Neck Union Free School District school enrollment varies 28× across entities
Great Neck Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 48 students (lowest) to 1,362 students (highest), a spread of 1,314 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Great Neck Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 220:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Great Neck Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Great Neck Union Free School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Great Neck Union Free School District?
Great Neck Union Free School District has 10 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 6,836 students.
How much does Great Neck Union Free School District spend per student?
Great Neck Union Free School District spends $33,999 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #383 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Great Neck Union Free School District?
Great Neck Union Free School District students are 48.9% Asian, 36.1% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Great Neck Union Free School District?
Great Neck Union Free School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #383 out of 941 districts in New York.