JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 99 CEDAR SWAMP RD, in JERICHO, New York, JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is an expansive four-year high school that caters to 1,260 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 89% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,231 students. JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs that 71% of the student body identifies as Asian. Other groups include 21% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 108 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

With demographic context factored in, JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 68.0%; this one delivers 94.5%, a residual of +26.5 points.

In the broader community, census data for Nassau County shows median household income runs about $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. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 79.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 1,124 students in 2018 compared to 1,260 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 21% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.