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Wappingers Central School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Poughkeepsie, East Fishkill, Wappinger, Fishkill, Wappingers Falls and Fishkill, and parts of LaGrange and Kent.
Students
10,199
Schools
15
Spent per student
$25,695
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$81.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Wappingers Central School District
- School Grade B: better than 59% of Connecticut districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- Spends 26% less per student than the NY average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $81.0M, about $7,940 per student
Test scores vs. NY
2020–21Math proficiency53%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 83.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$25,695 per student · 26% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 33%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 36%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
10,240’20
10,247’21
10,289’22
10,328’23
10,199’24
About steady.
Students
White 60%Hispanic 25%Black 8%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
15 public schools.
Myers Corners School
B−836 students14:1
Gayhead School
B831 students14:1
Sheafe Road Elementary School
C612 students14:1
Fishkill Plains Elementary School
B602 students16:1
Brinckerhoff Elementary School
B545 students15:1
Oak Grove Elementary School
B−455 students16:1
Kinry Road Elementary School
C368 students13:1
Fishkill Elementary School
B−334 students15:1
James S Evans Elementary School
C+297 students14:1
Vassar Road Elementary School
294 students15:1
Van Wyck Junior High School
C+878 students12:1
Wappingers Junior High School
C764 students12:1
John Jay Senior High School
A+1,768 students14:1
Roy C Ketcham Senior High School
A1,557 students13:1
Orchard View Alternative High School
B−58 students8:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Arlington Central School DistrictBeekman, Pleasant Valley, Union Vale
$29,678per student
Newburgh City School DistrictNew Windsor, Newburgh, Newburgh
$32,520per student
Hyde Park Central School DistrictHyde Park, Pleasant Valley
$30,782per student
Wallkill Central School DistrictNewburgh
$29,175per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.