Chatham Central School District

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Ghent, Chatham, Canaan, Austerlitz and Chatham, and parts of Kinderhook and New Lebanon.

At a glance

907Students enrolled

3Schools

5Towns served

$34,286Spent per student

8:1Student–teacher ratio

38%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

GhentChathamCanaanChatham

Grades PK–5

MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL365 students · ChathamThis district

Grades 6–8

CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL226 students · ChathamThis district

Grades 9–12

CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL316 students · ChathamThis district

Grades PK–6

MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL or NEW LEBANON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL or NEW LEBANON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–6

MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL or NEW LEBANON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL or NEW LEBANON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL365 students · ChathamThis district

Grades 6–8

CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL226 students · ChathamThis district

Grades 9–12

CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL316 students · ChathamThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NY

Math proficiency48%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts53%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

State average 83.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$34,286

per student each year · 1% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration38%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)69%

State26%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

919’20

890’21

869’22

895’23

907’24

Students

White · 87%790

Hispanic · 8%76

Two or more races · 3%26

Black · 1%8

Asian · 0%4

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Ghent5,267 people

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Chatham4,060 people

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Canaan1,791 people

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Austerlitz1,676 people

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Chatham1,669 people

Also covers small parts of Kinderhook and New Lebanon.

Schools3 in district

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MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 365 students · Chatham

CPublic 📚

CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 226 students · Chatham

C+Public 🏫

CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 316 students · Chatham

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Hudson City School DistrictClaverack · Stockport · $31,878 per student

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Kinderhook Central School DistrictStockport · Stuyvesant · $27,246 per student

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Averill Park Central School DistrictNassau · $23,693 per student

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Berlin Central School DistrictStephentown · $38,379 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.