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Garden City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Garden City Union Free School District details

Garden City Union Free School District
56 Cathedral Ave
Garden City, NY 11530

3,956 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Garden City Union Free School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.2% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
45%
77%
51%
80%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Garden City High School
170 Rockaway Ave
Garden City, NY, 11530
09-12
Garden City Middle School
98 Cherry Valley Ave
Garden City, NY, 11530
06-08
Hemlock School
78 Bayberry Ave
Garden City, NY, 11530
KG-01
Homestead School
2 Homestead Ave
Garden City, NY, 11530
KG-01
Locust School
220 Boylston St
Garden City, NY, 11530
KG-01
Stewart School
501 Stewart Ave
Garden City, NY, 11530
02-05
Stratford Avenue School
97 Stratford Ave
Garden City, NY, 11530
02-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.6% 42.7%
Black 0.8% 16.7%
Hispanic 7.0% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.5% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 3.1% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 3.0% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.1% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,884 $66,489,192 60.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,373 $5,406,874 4.9%
Staff $723 $2,847,174 2.6%
General Administration $572 $2,252,536 2.0%
School Administration $1,185 $4,666,530 4.2%
Operation $2,200 $8,663,600 7.8%
Transportation $1,346 $5,300,548 4.8%
Other $799 $3,146,462 2.8%
Total Support $8,198 $32,283,724 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,026 $11,916,388 10.8%
Total Expenditures $28,107 $110,685,366 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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