Long Island Schools : Long Island Architect

Long Island Schools are composed of many private, parochial and public establishments. With roughly 230 private and parochial schools are available to the residents of the Island, the enrollment is over 53,000 students, with approximately 4,873 teachers. The 127 public Long Island school districts have an enrollment of over 476,000 student and approximately 36,000 teachers. Upon leaving the ranks of private or public school system, Long Island also offers a variety of higher education opportunities to its residents. Roughly 88% of the graduating classes each year embark on the voyage into the higher education ranks, and in Long Island, they have the option of seventeen different 4 year degree colleges and universities, 8 two/three year junior colleges, and five professional institutions. Just a few of the Long Island schools of higher learning are: Hofstra University, Dowling College, New York Institute of Technology, St. Joseph College, SUNY Stony Brook, and Touro Law College, plus many, many others.

Long Island Public Schools:

Total # of Districts:	127
Total # of Students:	476,000
Total # of Teachers:	35,800

Long Island Private Schools:

Total # of Schools:	230
Total # of Students:	53,000
Total # of Teachers:	5,000

Nassau county school statistics
Total # Students:	211,771
Total # Teachers:	16,544
Student/teacher ratio:	12.8
Spending per student:	$16,943
Average teacher salary:	$75,284
Average years teaching:	12
Students getting reduced price lunch:	18.1%
Students w/ limited English proficiency:	5.6%
Student dropout rate:	1.3%

Suffolk county school statistics
Total # Students:	264,322
Total # Teachers:	19,293
Student/teacher ratio:	13.7
Spending per student:	$15,004
Average teacher salary:	$66,087
Average years teaching:	10
Students getting reduced price lunch:	22.5%
Students w/ limited English proficiency:	4.6%
Student dropout rate:	2.4%