John F. Kennedy High School

What John F. Kennedy High School does

John F. Kennedy High School is a public secondary school located at 3000 South Bellmore Avenue, Bellmore, New York, operating as one of three high schools within the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. It serves students in grades 9-12 drawn from the communities of Bellmore, North Bellmore, Merrick, and North Merrick on the South Shore of Long Island, Nassau County. The school is led by Principal Gerard Owenburg, supported by three Assistant Principals and a faculty organized into department chairs covering English, STEAM, Social Studies, Special Education, World Languages, and Mathematics. Extracurricular identity is anchored by the "Cougars" mascot, with documented recent recognition including a first-ever Class AA Long Island baseball championship and a National Gold Council of Excellence award from NASC for the student government.

The school's instructional model is built on a district-managed technology stack. The 1:1 Chromebook Initiative provides each student with a district-issued device, with Google Classroom serving as the primary learning management system, Infinite Campus as the student information system and parent portal, ClassLink as single sign-on for instructional tools (Nearpod, Flipgrid, EdPuzzle, SWANK streaming, Lexmark Cloud Print), GoGuardian for classroom device management, and ParentSquare as the family communication platform. BOCES Barry Tech and Occupational Education partnerships extend career and technical education pathways, while the BMCHSD TechTok resource site provides staff with structured AI, hardware, and instructional technology guidance. A formal WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility objective governs district digital services.

As a government state entity operating under the New York State Education Department, the school is funded through local property taxes, state education aid, and federal grants, with no tuition charged to students. SEPTA (Special Education PTA) membership tiering at $5-$20 per year is the only documented paid program directly attached to the school. The organization operates within a regulatory monopoly over secondary public education in its geographic catchment and is not structured as a commercial enterprise — there are no investors, shareholders, M&A candidates, or profit metrics in the conventional sense.

Name

John F. Kennedy High School

Legal name

John F. Kennedy High School (Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District)

Website

https://bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

John F. Kennedy High School is a public grades 9-12 secondary school in Bellmore, NY, within the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, serving resident students through a 1:1 Chromebook program, Google Classroom LMS, BOCES career pathways, and an integrated district technology stack.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• High school education
• College preparatory programs
• Special education services
• Extracurricular athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellmore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: As a public high school within the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, JFK High School is funded through local property taxes and state education funding. There is no direct revenue generation from students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

John F. Kennedy High School provides tuition-free public secondary education to students in grades 9-12 within the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. The school delivers a college-preparatory curriculum across core academic disciplines (English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, World Languages, STEAM) supplemented by special education services, ENL programs, career and technical education through BOCES partnerships, and extensive extracurricular offerings including athletics, arts, and student government.

Product overview

John F. Kennedy High School is part of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, which operates two middle schools (Grand Avenue Middle School, Merrick Avenue Middle School), three high schools (John F. Kennedy High School, Sanford H. Calhoun High School, Wellington C. Mepham High School), and the Meadowbrook Alternative Program. The district provides comprehensive secondary education services for 7th through 12th-grade students from Bellmore, North Bellmore, Merrick, and North Merrick communities. Technology-enhanced educational offerings include a 1:1 Chromebook Initiative, Google Classroom-based learning management, and various instructional technology platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Program (Grades 9-12) Tuition-free public high school education for grades 9-12 serving students from Bellmore, North Bellmore, Merrick, and North Merrick, delivered through traditional on-campus classroom instruction with a college-preparatory curriculum.
• Special Education Services Special education programming for students with 504 plans, IEPs, and other learning needs, overseen by a dedicated department chairperson and supported through SEPTA (Special Education PTA).
• Athletics Program (Cougars) Competitive interscholastic athletics program under the Cougars mascot, including the Boys Baseball Team which captured its first-ever Class AA Long Island Championship in June 2026.
• Student Government Program Student council with over 100 active members including an Executive Board of 20+ leaders, six senators per grade level, and a General Assembly. Recognized with the National Gold Council of Excellence award from the National Association of Student Councils (NASC).
• BOCES Career and Technical Education (Barry Tech) Morning occupational education programs offered through BOCES partnership, including Barry Tech, enabling students to pursue career and technical education pathways alongside their regular high school coursework.
• SEPTA (Special Education PTA) Membership Program Parent-support organization for families of students with special needs, providing connection to district resources and programs. Membership tiers: Individual $15/year, Family (couple) $20/year, Student $5/year.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services)coreOthersThe district partners with BOCES for occupational education programs. Morning BOCES Barry Tech and other Occupational Education programs are available to students. Morning BOCES students report to their home schools at normal start times when there are delayed openings.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Massapequa High School: Adjacent South Shore Long Island public high school serving a similar suburban, family-oriented catchment with comparable athletics, arts, and CTE offerings — a geographic neighbor with directly comparable operational scale.
• Wellington C. Mepham High School: Third public high school in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, sharing the same 7-12 grade band, district funding model, and instructional technology stack as JFK — an exact organizational parallel.
• Sanford H. Calhoun High School: Sister public high school within the same Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, serving grades 9-12 from the same four-community catchment — making it the most directly comparable peer in terms of governance, funding, and student demographics.
• East Meadow High School: Nassau County public high school operating a similarly sized suburban secondary program with comprehensive athletics, arts, and special education services — a directly comparable scale peer within the same county funding environment.
• W. Tresper Clarke High School: East Meadow-area public high school with a comparable secondary-education scope and Nassau County funding base, providing a directly comparable peer for benchmarking programming and student outcomes.
• Wantagh Senior High School: Neighboring Wantagh district high school on the South Shore of Long Island, serving a comparable residential catchment with similar athletics participation rates and district-level technology programs.
• Herricks High School: Nassau County public high school within a comparably resourced suburban district, sharing similar student demographics, college-preparatory focus, and district-coordinated extracurricular structure.
• Hicksville High School: Nassau County public high school operating in a comparable mid-size district on Long Island, sharing a similar secondary-education mission, athletics footprint, and reliance on regional property-tax funding.
• Roslyn High School: Highly regarded Nassau County public high school operating in an affluent Long Island district with similar property-tax funding dynamics, college-preparatory curriculum, and competitive athletics profile.
• Plainview–Old Bethpage High School: Nassau County public high school in a similarly structured district with overlapping South Shore / mid-Long Island demographics and a comparable college-preparatory and extracurricular profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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