Great Neck Public Schools

Great Neck Public Schools is a public school district serving students residing in specific areas of Great Neck, North New Hyde Park, North Hills, and Manhasset Hills, New York. It is Union Free School District Number 7 in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.

About 6,846 students according to Niche rankings, grades K-12, attend the Great Neck Public Schools. On May 21, 2019, the voters of this district passed a budget of $234,418,944.

As of the 2015-16 school year, the district's ten schools had a total enrollment of 6,399 students and 585.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.7.

Current schools
There are three high schools: North High School, with an alternative program, Community School; South High School; and The Village School, a small alternative high school. There are also two middle schools, four elementary schools, and a nursery school.


 * High schools:
 * Great Neck North High School
 * Great Neck South High SchoolGreat Neck South High School.JPG
 * Great Neck Village High School (Alternative school)
 * Middle schools:
 * Great Neck North Middle School
 * Great Neck South Middle School
 * Elementary schools:
 * E. M. Baker Elementary School
 * John F. Kennedy Elementary School
 * Lakeville Elementary SchoolLakeville Elementary School, Great Neck, Long Island, New York July 23, 2021.jpg
 * Saddle Rock Elementary School
 * Nursery school:
 * Parkville School Parkville School, North New Hyde Park, Long Island, New York.jpg

Former schools
Declining student population through the 1970s and 1980s resulted in a reduction in the number of operating elementary schools from eleven in 1954 to only four today. The previously operational schools included:

Academic performance
Based on the 2020 Niche rankings, the Great Neck Union Free School District is the number one public school district in New York and number three in the US, beating out its rivals — Jericho and Manhasset Union Free School District. In 2017, 75% of all students in this district were proficient in the English Language Arts while 78% of all students in this district are considered proficient in Mathematics.