Jericho_Union_Free_School_District

Jericho Union Free School District

Jericho Union Free School District

School district in the U.S. state of New York


Jericho Union Free School District is an American school district in Jericho, New York. It was founded in 1959 with the completion of Jericho High School. The district contains three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Jericho is regarded as one of top performing school systems in the country, and as of 2024 was ranked the #1 public school district in New York and #6 in the United States.[2] The current Superintendent of Schools is Henry L. Grishman.

Quick Facts Address, District information ...

Overview

Jericho UFSD serves the community of Jericho, as well as parts of Westbury, Old Westbury, Brookville and Muttontown.[3]

Jericho has long been renowned for its high quality public school system; as of 2024, it was ranked the #1 public school district in New York and #6 in the United States by Niche.[4] Also in 2024, Jericho High School was ranked #104 nationally among public high schools by U.S. News and World Report,[5] the highest ranking of a non-charter, non-magnet suburban high school in the United States.

Budget

For 2012-2013, Jericho Public School district spent a total of US$114,468,464 for a projected number of 3004 students. US$38,105 will be spent per student, which is US$457,264 for a student studying for 12 years from Grade 1 to 12, or US$914,528 for a household with 2 students.[6][7]

In 2011-2012, Jericho Public School district spent a total of US$111,962,251 for 3026 students of K-12. US$37,000 was spent per student, which is US$444,000 for a student studying for 12 years from Grade 1 to 12, or US$888,000 for a household with 2 students.[citation needed]

Schools

Secondary schools

Elementary schools

  • Cantiague Elementary School (Grades K–5)[8]
  • Jeffrey Ratner Robert Seaman Elementary School (Grades K–5)[8]
  • George A. Jackson Elementary School (Grades K-5)[8]

References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. {{cite web |title=Jericho Union Free School District Rankings |url=. https://www.niche.com/k12/d/jericho-union-free-school-district-ny/
  3. "CCD School Map". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  4. "Schools". jericho.sharpschool.net. Retrieved 2020-08-18.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Jericho_Union_Free_School_District, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.