John F Kennedy Jr School
Public high school, 10 to ungraded · Elmhurst, New York
John F Kennedy Jr School in Elmhurst, New York enrolled 514 students in 2024-25 with 91.7 full-time teachers, 5.6 students per teacher against the New York high-school median of 10.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
503 students in 2022-23, 520 students in 2023-24, 514 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 82.0 to 91.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 503 | 82.0 | 6.1 |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 80.0 | 6.5 |
| 2024-25 | 514 | 91.7 | 5.6 |
5.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 of every 100 New York high schools
Among the 1,158 New York high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 John F Kennedy Jr School reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent63.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.8% of students were Hispanic, 18.3% Asian, 15.0% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic48.8%
- Asian18.3%
- White15.0%
- Black14.4%
- American Indian2.3%
- Two or more races0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
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.
High schools in Elmhurst
7 public high schools in Elmhurst report 2024-25 enrollment; John F Kennedy Jr School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown High School | 2,072 | 14.2 | 75.6% |
| Maspeth High School | 1,001 | 13.5 | 74.8% |
| Civic Leadership Academy | 580 | 12.5 | 86.2% |
| John F Kennedy Jr School | 514 | 5.6 | 93.2% |
| Pan American International High School | 482 | 10.2 | 99.4% |
| International High School for Health Sciences | 292 | 13.6 | 82.2% |
| Voyages Preparatory | 155 | 9.6 | 87.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about John F Kennedy Jr School
- Newtown High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 2,072 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- International High School for Health SciencesThe next nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 292 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare John F Kennedy Jr School with Newtown High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much NYC Special Schools - District 75 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in New YorkJohn F Kennedy Jr School is the number 520 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#520 of 1,195
- New York schools by students per teacher5.6 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.8 for high schools.5.6:1
- 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 John F Kennedy Jr School
How many students attend John F Kennedy Jr School?
514 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 503 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Elmhurst, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Jr School?
5.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for high schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is John F Kennedy Jr School a Title I school?
John F Kennedy Jr School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is John F Kennedy Jr School in?
NYC Special Schools - District 75, NCES district ID 3600135. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360013502859 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.