GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

As a roomy senior high in GREAT NECK, New York, GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL hosts 1,155 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL sits 73% above that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (6,798 students total), GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL reports that 66% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 22% Asian, 10% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 131 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 65.2%; actual is 92.3%, +27.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Nassau County reports that median household earnings sit near $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GREAT NECK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 83.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,134 students in 2018 compared to 1,155 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 73% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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