Other / mixed grade configuration · Garden City Park, NY

Mineola High School

Federal NCES profile for Mineola High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361950001780
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
56
📋 Attendance
59
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mineola High School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

50
Resource Index · Higher
10.9:1
students per teacher
30.8%
free-lunch eligible
1,090
students enrolled

Mineola High School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+14 students YoY

Mineola High School held near 1,092 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+14 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 100.1 → 99.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+14 students YoY 361950001780 · Garden City Park, NY Other · MID · TRAD

1,090 enr · 10.9:1 · 30.8% lunch · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Mineola Middle School (653 students)

Mineola High School held near 1,092 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+14 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 100.1 → 99.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Mineola High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Mineola High School reports 1,090 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Mineola High School compares

Mineola High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.9:1 ▼ 8% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 30.8% ▼ 45% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,090 top 7% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.9:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,090
Bigger than 93% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
30.8%
free-lunch eligible - 45% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.9:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 43% in New York - lower ratio than 57% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$32,888
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 218 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 42 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 43.8%
Hispanic or Latino 37.7%
Asian 13.9%
Two or More 2.4%
African American 2.3%

Largest group: White at 43.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 64.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 64.6, Mineola High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 22

District finance for Mineola Union Free School District reports $32,888 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Mineola High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mineola Middle School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Jackson Avenue School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Hampton Street School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Meadow Drive School Smaller Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Mineola High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mineola Union Free School District · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Mineola High School

How many students attend Mineola High School?

Mineola High School has 1,090 students enrolled. It is a public school in Garden City Park, NY. CCD year-over-year: 1,078 (2022-23) → 1,092 (2023-24), nearly flat (+14).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mineola High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mineola High School is 10.9:1, which is 8% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 31% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mineola High School?

30.8% of students at Mineola High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mineola High School?

The largest demographic group at Mineola High School is White at 43.8% of enrollment, in Garden City Park, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mineola High School?

Mineola High School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Mineola Union Free School District?

Besides Mineola High School, Mineola Union Free School District also operates Mineola Middle School (653 students), Jackson Avenue School (436 students), and Hampton Street School (323 students). See the Mineola Union Free School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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