Total enrollment
9,091
-1,178 (-11%) vs SY 2017-18
11 schools in Hempstead
New York · Public K-12
In total, Hempstead hosts 11 public K-12 schools with about 9,091 students, an average of 826 per campus.
7-year change in Hempstead
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
-2 (-15%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
0%
was 2%
% Hispanic
74%
was 67%
% Black
24%
was 30%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | KG-12 | 2,003 |
| ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 07-08 | 748 |
| BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | 01-06 | 439 |
| DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-06 | 388 |
| EVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | KG-12 | 1,144 |
| HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 1,879 |
| JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | 01-06 | 436 |
| JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL | Elementary | 01-06 | 359 |
| LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 06-08 | 623 |
| PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-KG | 441 |
| RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS | Elementary | KG-06 | 631 |
About Hempstead
Public education in Hempstead, New York runs across 11 schools that enrolls roughly 9,091 students. By footprint, Hempstead sits in the middle-population bracket.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, and 2 other.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 826, meaningfully above the state mean of about 519.
Trend over the past 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 9,091 students, decreased 11% from the 10,269 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count fell from 13 to 11 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 67% to 74% over the same window.
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