Carmel Central School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades K–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Carmel, Kent and Patterson, and parts of East Fishkill and Putnam Valley.

At a glance

3,651Students enrolled

6Schools

3Towns served

$35,134Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

35%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

CarmelKentPatterson

Grades K–5

LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressMahopac Central School District

Grades 6–12

MAHOPAC HIGH SCHOOL or MAHOPAC MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressMahopac Central School District

Grades 12

CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL or MAHOPAC HIGH SCHOOL or MAHOPAC MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades K–4

KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or KENT PRIMARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5–8

GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL1,138 students · CarmelThis district

Grades 9–12

CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL1,299 students · CarmelThis district

Grades K–4

MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL464 students · PattersonThis district

Grades 5–8

GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL1,138 students · CarmelThis district

Grades 9–12

CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL or BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis 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 proficiency46%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts63%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)94%

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

$35,134

per student each year · 2% above the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction68%

Support & administration30%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)66%

State31%

Federal3%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,816’20

3,797’21

3,743’22

3,681’23

3,651’24

Students

White · 50%1,824

Hispanic · 41%1,482

Two or more races · 4%135

Black · 4%132

Asian · 2%55

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%7

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

Towns served

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Carmel33,837 people · Grades K–5 at LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and others

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Kent12,896 people

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Patterson11,560 people

Also covers small parts of East Fishkill and Putnam Valley.

Schools6 in district

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MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 464 students · Patterson

B-Public 📚

KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 384 students · Carmel

C+Public 📚

KENT PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 366 students · Carmel

C+Public 📚

GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 1,138 students · Carmel

C-Public 🏫

CARMEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,299 students · Carmel

APublic 📚

PUTNAM COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITYGrades M · Carmel

Public

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

Nearby districts

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Pawling Central School DistrictPawling · $35,962 per student

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Arlington Central School DistrictBeekman · LaGrange · $29,678 per student

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Garrison Union Free School DistrictPhilipstown · $40,691 per student

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Haldane Central School DistrictPhilipstown · $32,256 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.