Spackenkill Union Free School District

Public Grades K–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Poughkeepsie.

At a glance

1,556Students enrolled

4Schools

$32,275Spent per student

10:1Student–teacher ratio

25%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Poughkeepsie

Grades PK–6

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listWappingers Central School District

Grades 6

5 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listWappingers Central School District

Grades 7–8

ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL385 students · PoughkeepsieThis district

Grades 9–12

SPACKENKILL HIGH SCHOOL537 students · PoughkeepsieThis 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 proficiency64%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts72%

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

$32,275

per student each year · 7% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction69%

Support & administration30%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)65%

State30%

Federal5%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,474’20

1,495’21

1,537’22

1,558’23

1,556’24

Students

White · 52%813

Hispanic · 18%282

Black · 13%197

Asian · 11%176

Two or more races · 5%85

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%2

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

Schools4 in district

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HAGAN SCHOOLElementary · Grades 3–5 · 342 students · Poughkeepsie

B-Public 📚

NASSAU SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–2 · 292 students · Poughkeepsie

Public 📚

ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 385 students · Poughkeepsie

BPublic 🏫

SPACKENKILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 537 students · Poughkeepsie

A+Public

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

Nearby districts

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Hyde Park Central School DistrictHyde Park · Pleasant Valley · $30,782 per student

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Highland Central School DistrictLloyd · $31,569 per student

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Marlboro Central School DistrictMarlborough · $30,545 per student

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Newburgh City School DistrictNewburgh · $32,520 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.