| Definition of Terms |
Syosset Senior High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Nassau County, NY |
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| Total Students |
2161 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
205 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 550 students | | Grade 10 - 577 students | | Grade 11 - 495 students | | Grade 12 - 534 students | | Grade Not Listed - 5 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:11 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
22% |
6% |
| % Hispanic |
2% |
17% |
| % Black |
n/a |
19% |
| % White |
76% |
55% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
1% |
28% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
n/a |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Syosset Central School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
10 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
6,779 students |
2,265 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$138,603,000 |
$31,819,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$139,169,000 |
$31,869,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$20,446 |
$14,048 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$20,529 |
$14,070 |
| District Graduation Rates |
99% |
97% |
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- Syosset High School, located on Southwoods Road in Syosset, New York, USA is the only high school for residents of the Syosset Central School District.
- The school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1992-1993. The school district as a whole was also the 2002 winner of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Award, which honors school districts for excellence in arts education. The school was also named a Grammy Signature school in recognition of its superior music education programs. It recently was rated fourteenth in the country for music education by the National Association for Music Education.
- Syosset High School is known for its award-winning publications The Pulse (school newspaper) and Ken (literary magazine) and its student-run radio station, WKWZ-FM (88.5). Its Forensics Speech & Debate team has taken home both state and national championships. The school also has a nationally ranked Quiz Bowl team and strong Model United Nations and Model Congress teams. In fact, the quiz bowl team recently finished 2nd in the nation in the "quiznet" online competition. It offers a wide range of courses, including many Advanced Placement courses and Syracuse University courses, offered through SU Project Advance. It is one of the few schools on Long Island to give a Russian Regents; Japanese and Latin also have multi-year programs. It also boasts a three-year research program in which students enter competitions such as the Intel Science Talent Search.
- WKWZ: WKWZ, 88.5 FM, is an FCC-licensed broadcasting station owned and operated by the Syosset Central School District that operates from 2:30-11:00 PM Monday through Friday. WPOB broadcasts on the same frequency from 7:00-2:30 from Plainview Old Bethpage JFK High School, and is the sister station to WKWZ. The General Manager is head of the Syosset Film and Radio department, Dave Favilla, with all other positions (other than supervisor) operated by students in the school, with positions such as Station Manager(s), Music Director, Sports Director, Traffic Director, Program Director, Community News Director, and Organizational Supervisor(s).
- WKWZ is also a nationally acclaimed high school radio station and is considered among the top such stations in the country.
- Notable alumni: Judd Apatow.
- Alan Blinder - Economist.
- Elaine Chao - 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor.
- Erin Connolly - TV News Reporter - KEYC(CBS).
- George Drakoulias - Music Producer.
- Asa Elliot (Elliot Blinder) - Journalist and author (The Bloom high way, Delacorte Press, 1972).
- Sibel Ergener - Actress.
- Michael Isikoff - Newsweek journalist.
- Michael Pollan - Writer.
- Derick Martini - Writer.
- Steven Martini - Writer.
- Idina Menzel - Actress.
- Ed Newman - NFL Player.
- Dave Ockun - Concert Producer.
- Adam Pascal - Actor.
- Natalie Portman - Actress.
- Meg Wolitzer - Novelist.
- Sue Bird - WNBA Player.
- Filmography: Dark Water (2005 film) - The school appears in the opening sequence and a few other times throughout the first scene of this 2005 horror film.
- Mr. Deeds - The character played by Winona Ryder confesses to Adam Sandler's character (Mr. Deeds)that she was from Syosset.
- New York Minute - Mary Kate and Ashley Olsens' characters attend Syosset High School.
- Soapdish - Cathy Moriarty's character is exposed as a male alumnus of Syosset High School.
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| About This Zip Code (11791) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
24,445 people |
18,208,943 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
62% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
41 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
3.0 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$99,280
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$41,761 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
7.3 rooms |
4.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
52 years old |
56 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
94% / 6% |
42% / 58% |
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