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Education (K-12) · 2024–25 school year

Nassau County Public Schools

Public K-12 education statistics for Nassau County, New York — 200,775 students in 315 schools in 2024–25, 31.1% eligible for free/reduced-price lunch.

200,775
Students (2024)
315
Public schools
17,773
Teachers (FTE)
31.1%
Free/reduced lunch
Student enrollment, by school year2002 – 2024
20022024
StatisticValueSchool year
Student enrollment200,7752024–25
Public schools3152024–25
Teachers (full-time equivalent)17,7732024–25
Pupil-teacher ratio11.32024–25
Free/reduced-price lunch students31.1%2024–25
School poverty rate (MEPS)7.7%2022–23
Charter school enrollment2.7%2024–25
High school graduation rate94.1%2020–21
Math proficiency (of tested)59.4%2021–22
Reading proficiency (of tested)60.3%2021–22
Chronically absent students18.9%2021–22
White students38.5%2024–25
Black students10.5%2024–25
Hispanic students29.0%2024–25
Asian students19.1%2024–25

Not every statistic is collected every year — each row shows its most recent available school year (amber when older than 2024–25). Blank/absent means not collected or below reliability floors, never zero. Some universal-meals states no longer report free/reduced-price lunch — school poverty (MEPS) is the better lens there. A 0% charter share in a state without a charter-school law is a true zero.

Nassau County schools — FAQ

How many students attend public school in Nassau County?+

200,775 students were enrolled across Nassau County's 315 public K-12 schools in the 2024–25 school year (NCES Common Core of Data).

What share of Nassau County students get free or reduced-price lunch?+

31.1% of Nassau County public school students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25 — a common proxy for student economic need.

What is the high school graduation rate in Nassau County?+

94.1% of Nassau County's adjusted cohort graduated in the 2020–21 school year, the most recent federal ACGR vintage on this site (county-level reporting covers 2010–2020).

Where does this data come from?+

Figures come from the National Center for Education Statistics — the Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Civil Rights Data Collection. Full source and license details are on the methodology page. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with NCES.

Data: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CCD, EDFacts, CRDC) and ED Data Express. Full source and license details on the methodology page.