| Number of Schools Managed |
10 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
6,253 students |
2,265 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$150,002,000 |
$31,819,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$146,706,000 |
$31,869,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$23,989 |
$14,048 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$23,462 |
$14,070 |
| District Graduation Rates |
98% |
97% |
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- John L. Miller Great Neck North High School or simply "North High School" is a public high school, comprising grades 9 through 12, in Great Neck, New York, operated by the Great Neck School District. As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 943 students and 81.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.6.
- The school building was designed by the noted architectural firm of Guilbert and Betelle.
- According to Newsweek magazine's 2006 list of "America's Best High Schools", Great Neck North High School is ranked 23rd.
- History
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Great Neck High School was established in 1895, in a wood frame building on Arrandale Avenue at Middle Neck Road that also housed elementary school students. The wood building was expanded in 1900 but then destroyed by fire and replaced by a brick building in 1921. By this time high school students had moved into their own building, just to the west of the original Arrandale building. The site of the east Arrandale building is now a park and an apartment building for senior citizens.
- The first building named Great Neck High School opened in 1914. Its location was between the original Arrandale school and the original Great Neck Library (now Great Neck House). This school building, also built of brick, was demolished in 1976. The site of the west Arrandale building is now a parking lot for Great Neck House.
- The main section of the present building on Polo Road opened in 1929. The school was still known as Great Neck High School, as engraved above the building's main entrance. As the student population grew, the school became know as Great Neck Junior-Senior High School and served grades 7–12. By 1936, there were 1228 pupils, only grades 8–12 of which could fit in the Polo Road building. Grade 7 was housed in the west Arrandale building. After World War II ended, the school district's student population grew quickly. The Polo Road building was expanded in 1947, in general accordance with its architect's original plan.
- As the population explosion continued, the district built new buildings. In January 1952, Great Neck Junior High School was opened to serve grades 7–9, and the existing school was renamed Great Neck Senior High School, serving only grades 10–12. In 1958, a South campus including another high school and junior high school was opened. As a result, the existing high school was renamed Great Neck North Senior High School. In 1970, the school was renamed to honor Dr. John L. Miller upon his retirement after 28 years as superintendent of the school district. The new name was John L. Miller–Great Neck North Senior High School, though the full name was rarely used except for official documents.
- The student population shrank after the Baby Boom generation graduated in the 1970s, and grade 9 was moved back to the high school building. The current name of the school was then adopted: John L. Miller–Great Neck North High School.
- Notable alumni
- Jon Avnet (born 1949), movie director/producer
- David Baltimore (born 1938), Nobel Prize winner
- Nikki Blonsky (born 1988), actress who starred as Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 film version of Hairspray attended North for her freshman year but then left and attended the Village School
- Andrew Chaikin (born 1956), author, speaker and space journalist
- Steven A. Cohen, manager of 'SAC' hedge fund
- Mary L. Cleave, Astronaut, Associate Administrator of NASA's Science Missions
- Kenneth Cole (born 1954), clothing designer
- Francis Ford Coppola (born 1939), movie director
[Gootman, Elissa. "Star-Struck Classmates Welcome Hughes Back", The New York Times, March 7, 2002. Accessed October 24, 2008.]
- Richard Epstein (born 1943), James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago
- Phil Hankinson (1951-1996), former NBA player for the Boston Celtics
[Dempsey, Mike. "Great Neck North", Newsday, May 15, 2007. Accessed September 18, 2008.]
- Ilan Hall (born 1982), winner of the second season of the Bravo television network's reality series Top Chef
- Eric Hill (born 1988), actor, appeared in an episode of Law and Order, in a movie with Forrest Whittaker named "Hurricane Season"
- Emily Hughes (born 1989), figure skater, member of the U.S. Figure Skating Team 2006 Winter Olympics
[[1]. Accessed July 30, 2007.]
- Sarah Hughes (born 1985), gold medalist in women's figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Michael Karlan, founded Professionals in the City networking group
- Andy Kaufman (1949-1984), comedian / actor (played Latka Gravas in Taxi)
- Minae Mizumura, novelist, essayist, critic
- Laurie Puhn (born 1977), TV host, author
[Fischler, Marcelle S. "LONG ISLAND JOURNAL; A Psychic Channels Real Life Into a Novel", The New York Times, February 13, 2005. Accessed October 5, 2008. "Laurie Puhn, a former cheerleader voted the most outstanding student in Great Neck North High School's class of 1995, is one of those A-list people."]
- Dan Raviv (born 1954), CBS News Correspondent and host of the Weekend Roundup on the CBS Radio Network
- Christine Wang (born 1967), architect, curator, artist
- Adam Kantor (born 1986), actor, appeared as Mark in Rent for its final run on Broadway.
- External links
- Great Neck North High School
- Great Neck North Alumni unofficial web site
- Long Island Schools: Great Neck North High School
- Junior Varsity and Varsity - varsity basketball photo links
- Assistant principals and principals
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