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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 New York 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
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Firthcliffe.
K–43 elementary schoolsCornwall Central School District
5–8Cornwall Middle SchoolCornwall Central School District
9–12Cornwall Central High SchoolCornwall Central School District
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.