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

See where the district placed on the list.

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.

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"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."

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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.

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