Jericho High School
| Jericho Senior High School | |
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Jericho, New York United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Excellence in education begins here." |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | Jericho Union Free School District |
| Principal | Joan Rosenberg |
| Asst. principals | Dagoberto Artiles and John Mankowich |
| Faculty | 99.6 FTEs |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,123 (as of 2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.3:1 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Mascot | Jayhawks |
| Website | School website |
Jericho High School is an American high school in the hamlet of Jericho in Nassau County, New York. It is the only high school in the Jericho Union Free School District. It opened in 1959.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,123 students and 99.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. There were 25 students (2.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 3 (0.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
For the 2012-2013 school year, Jericho Public School district spent a total of US$114,468,464 for a projected number of 3004 students, of which 1192 were students of Jericho High School. US$38,105 was 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 two students.
In the 2011-2012 school year, Jericho Public School district spent a total of US$111,962,251 for 3026 students of K-12, of which 1202 were Jericho High School students. 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 two students.
In Newsweek magazine's 2015 list of the Top 500 American High Schools, Jericho High School was ranked 27th, and was ranked third in New York State.
The school offers many Advanced Placement classes and St. John's University college credit classes, has among the highest average SAT scores in the country, and spends more money on each student than nearly all other Long Island schools. Many Jericho graduates go on to the Ivy League institutions, NYU, SUNY, and many other first and second tier national institutions.
Jericho High School offers clubs and academic extracurricular activities, ranging from Engineering Club to chess. Jericho also has science and social science research programs, consistently producing Siemens and Intel semifinalists, as well as a few Intel finalists. Many students have won the Brain Bee held at LIU Post. The Debate Team has placed in the New York State Forensic League Championship Tournament in the Lincoln Douglas category. The Drama club does two shows per year, one drama and one musical, and is known as the Harlequin Players. Other clubs include Peer Tutoring Club, Blue Key Club, Sunrise Club, Kids Helping Pets Club, Model UN, Model Congress, Quizbowl, GSA, JerEcho, Girls in Engineering, and the Jericho Engineering Club.
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