Garden City Union Free School District
Garden City Union Free School District is a public school district based in Garden City, New York, serving 4,064 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #104 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 74% of them. Its schools average 581 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Kusum Sinha. It spends about $26,124 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the New York median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.
How Garden City Union Free compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Garden City Union Free | New York median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $26,124 | $23,514 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $17,497 | $15,327 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $114.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $120.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 311 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 665 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 11.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 452 | 284 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New York median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
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Source: New York State Education Department, SEDREF, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
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Peer districts in New York
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Central School DistrictClarence | 4,122 | 6 | $17,688 | 10.9 | #101 |
| Bethlehem Central School DistrictDelmar | 4,115 | 7 | $19,941 | 12.4 | #102 |
| Huntington Union Free School DistrictHuntington Station | 4,079 | 8 | $29,374 | 10.0 | #103 |
| Garden City Union Free School DistrictGarden City · this district | 4,064 | 7 | $26,124 | 13.1 | #104 |
| Suffern Central School DistrictHillburn | 4,002 | 6 | $31,592 | 10.9 | #105 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford CountyVersailles, KY | 4,064 | $11,659 | 16.0 |
| Worthington Public School DistrictWorthington, MN | 4,064 | $12,893 | 15.8 |
| Floresville ISDFloresville, TX | 4,062 | $9,606 | 16.5 |
| New Canaan School DistrictNew Canaan, CT | 4,060 | $25,670 | 11.4 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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