Mineola Named One of the Best Places to Teach in New York

The Mineola School District was named one of the best places to teach in New York.

The district ranked 21 on the list.

A new ranking by Niche.com, a company which researches data on public and private K-12 schools, has answered that question, using information about teacher salary, experience and attendance. The recently released rankings also take into consideration the districts' academic, safety and resources.

"A high ranking indicates that the district contains great schools with exceptional teachers who are offered excellent support and compensation," according to Niche.com.

The website says the ranking provides a "comprehensive assessment of the quality, support, and compensation a district provides to its teachers."

The list was created using data form various government and public sources, as well as opinion-based survey responses from current students, recent alumni and parents.

Here are the 100 best places to teach in New York according to Niche.com:

1. Jericho School District
2. Edgemont School District
3. Chappaqua Central School District
4. Scarsdale School District
5. Manhasset School District
6. Rye City School District
7. Bronxville School District
8. Rye Neck School District
9. Blind Brook-Rye School District
10. Roslyn School District
11. Briarcliff Manor School District
12. Cold Spring Harbor Central School District
13. Pleasantville School District
14. Great Neck School District
15. North Shore Central School District
16. Irvington Union Free School District
17. Syosset Central School District
18. Katonah-Lewisboro School District
19. Harrison Central School District
20. Garden City School District
21. Mineola School District
22. Byram Hills Central School District
23. Lynbrook School District
24. Port Washington School District
25. Sag Harbor School District
26. Carle Place School District
27. Westhampton Beach School District
28. East Hampton School District
29. Mamaroneck School District
30. Harborfields Central School District
31. Ardsley Union Free School District
32. Haldane Central School District
33. East Williston School District
34. Dobbs Ferry School District
35. Bedford Central School District
36. Pelham School District
37. Herricks School District
38. Keene Central School District
39. North Salem Central School District
40. Southold School District
41. Ramapo Central School District
42. Bethpage School District
43. Pearl River School District
44. Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District
45. Bayport-Blue Point School District
46. Shelter Island School District
47. Pittsford Central School District
48. Half Hollow Hills Central School District
49. Rhinebeck Central School District
50. Babylon School District
51. Bay Shore School District
52. Commack School District
53. South Orangetown Central School District
54. School District of the Tarrytowns
55. Bridgehampton School District
56. Locust Valley Central School District
57. Bolton Central School District
58. Island Trees School District
59. Wantagh School District
60. Spackenkill School District
61. Tuxedo School District
62. White Plains City School District
63. Southampton School District
64. Massapequa School District
65. Valhalla School District
66. Mattituck-Cutchogue School District
67. Hewlett-Woodmere School District
68. Hastings-on-Hudson School District
69. Brookhaven-Comsewogue School District
70. East Meadow School District
71. Tuckahoe School District
72. Red Hook Central School District
73. Mount Sinai School District
74. Connetquot Central School District
75. Seaford School District
76. Farmingdale School District
77. Smithtown Central School District
78. Oceanside School District
79. Nanuet School District
80. Elwood School District
81. Malverne School District
82. Greenburgh Central School District
83. South Huntington School District
84. Yorktown Central School District
85. Elmsford School District
86. Greenburgh-Graham School District
87. Clarkstown Central School District
88. Three Village Central School District
89. Mount Pleasant Central School District
90. Orchard Park Central School District
91. Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
92. Eastchester School District
93. Northport-East Northport School District
94. Skaneateles Central School District
95. Town of Webb School District
96. Hendrick Hudson Central School District
97. Highland Falls Central School District
98. Brighton Central School District
99. Sachem Central School District
100. Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District

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Tom Davis contributed to this report.