Homestead School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Garden City, New York

Homestead School in Garden City, New York enrolled 205 students in 2024-25 with 13.1 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 24%

224 students in 2022-23, 215 students in 2023-24, 205 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.2 to 13.1.

Students enrolled at Homestead School by school year2022-23: 224, 2023-24: 215, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-232242023-242152024-25205
Students enrolled at Homestead School by school year2022-23: 224, 2023-24: 215, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-232242023-242152024-25205
Students enrolled at Homestead School by school year2022-23: 224, 2023-24: 215, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-232242023-242152024-25205
Students enrolled at Homestead School by school year2022-23: 224, 2023-24: 215, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-232242023-242152024-25205
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322417.213.0
2023-2421514.914.4
2024-2520513.115.7

15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 New York elementary schools

Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; Homestead School 15.7; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHomestead School 15.7state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; Homestead School 15.7; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHomestead School 15.7state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; Homestead School 15.7; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHomestead School 15.7state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; Homestead School 15.7; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHomestead School 15.7state median 11.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Homestead School enrolled 235 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent16.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.7% of students were White, 17.6% Asian, 6.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White71.7%
  2. Asian17.6%
  3. Hispanic6.8%
  4. Two or more races3.4%
  5. Pacific Islander0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Garden City

5 public elementary schools in Garden City report 2024-25 enrollment; Homestead School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Stratford Avenue School63814.02.0%
Stewart School62413.44.2%
Homestead School20515.72.0%
Hemlock School18413.51.6%
Locust School15111.44.0%

All public schools in Garden City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Homestead School

  1. Stratford Avenue SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 638 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Stewart Manor SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 342 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Homestead School with Stratford Avenue SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Garden City Public Schools spends per student$28,565 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,565
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkHomestead School is the number 2,357 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,357 of 2,546
  6. New York schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.15.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Homestead School

  1. How many students attend Homestead School?
    205 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 224 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Garden City, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Homestead School?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Homestead School a Title I school?
    Homestead School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Homestead School in?
    Garden City Public Schools, NCES district ID 3611760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 361176000944 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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