High school (grades 9-12) · Plainview, NY

Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School

Federal NCES profile for Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 362322003256
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👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
57
📋 Attendance
81
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also one of the largest schools in New York.

#3 of 8
public schools in Plainview · Resource Index
56
Resource Index · Higher
11.2:1
students per teacher
11.6%
free-lunch eligible

Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School ranks #3 of 8 public schools in Plainview, NY.

School address

Plainview, NY 11803
District: Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District · New York

NCES ID 362322003256 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+60 students YoY

Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School held near 1,709 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+60 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 153.6 → 145.2 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+60 students YoY 362322003256 · Plainview, NY High · MID · TRAD

1,720 enr · 11.2:1 · 11.6% lunch · RII 56

Nearest enrollment peer: Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School (953 students)

Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School held near 1,709 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+60 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 153.6 → 145.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School reports 1,720 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 Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School compares

Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk 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 11.2:1 ▼ 5% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 11.6% ▼ 79% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,720 top 2% - -

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

11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,720
Bigger than 97% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
11.6%
free-lunch eligible - 79% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.2:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 48% in New York - lower ratio than 52% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
7.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$31,332
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
Counselors8.0 FTE
Per 215 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
24
in-school suspensions + 24 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 57.6%
Asian 33.3%
Hispanic or Latino 7.4%
Two or More 1.4%
African American 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 57.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.2, Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 28

District finance for Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District reports $31,332 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
H B Mattlin Middle School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Stratford Road School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Judy Jacobs Parkway Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Pasadena Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high 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.

Similar enrollment (~1,720 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School

How many students attend Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School?

Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School has 1,720 students enrolled. It is a high school in Plainview, NY. CCD year-over-year: 1,649 (2022-23) → 1,709 (2023-24), nearly flat (+60).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School is 11.2:1, which is 5% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 29% 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 Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School?

11.6% of students at Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School?

The largest demographic group at Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School is White at 57.6% of enrollment, in Plainview, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School?

Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (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).

How does Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School rank among public schools in Plainview?

By Resource Investment Index, Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School ranks #3 of 8 public schools in Plainview, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Plainview on the city page.

What other schools are in Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District?

Besides Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School, Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District also operates Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School (953 students), H B Mattlin Middle School (783 students), and Stratford Road School (621 students). See the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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