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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 3,880 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Poughkeepsie City School District is a school district in New York (Dutchess County). During the 2024 school year, 3,880 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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About the district

School board

The Poughkeepsie City School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Eleanor Evans-Chiarenza20252028
Fatimah Santiago2027
Bob Creedon2026
Jamar Cummings20252026
Naomi Flinchum-Marquez20252026

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Poughkeepsie City School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 104Jonathan JacobsonDemocratic Party 100% 4%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $22,888,000 $5,416 17%
Local: $33,507,000 $7,929 25%
State: $77,464,000 $18,330 58%
Total: $133,859,000 $31,675
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $122,180,000 $28,911
Total Current Expenditures: $109,064,000 $25,807
Instructional Expenditures: $73,321,000 $17,349 60%
Student and Staff Support: $8,707,000 $2,060 7%
Administration: $12,557,000 $2,971 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $14,479,000 $3,426 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,611,000 $1,327
Construction: $5,030,000 $1,190
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,633,000 $386
Interest on Debt: $1,559,000 $368

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 14 40-59 12 12 15-19 25-29
2020-2021 29 PS 25-29 25-29 20-29 50-59
2018-2019 24 21-39 24 23 PS 20-24 35-39
2017-2018 23 21-39 20 25 PS 20-24 35-39
2016-2017 22 <50 22 22 PS 15-19 30-34
2015-2016 19 <50 18 18 PS 10-14 25-29
2014-2015 18 21-39 17 17 PS 10-14 30-34
2013-2014 9 40-59 7 9 PS <=10 20-24
2012-2013 14 21-39 13 11 PS 11-19 25-29
2011-2012 36 60-79 31 37 PS 50-54
2010-2011 34 50-59 31 33 <50 50

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 25 60-79 23 24 PS 25-29 40-44
2020-2021 42 PS 40-44 40-44 30-39 60-79
2018-2019 30 21-39 32 27 PS 25-29 30-34
2017-2018 26 21-39 25 26 PS 20-24 35-39
2016-2017 26 <50 26 26 PS 15-19 30-34
2015-2016 22 <50 21 21 PS 15-19 30-34
2014-2015 19 21-39 18 18 PS 10-14 30-34
2013-2014 14 21-39 12 13 PS 11-19 25-29
2012-2013 19 40-59 17 14 PS 11-19 30-34
2011-2012 36 40-59 34 34 PS 50-54
2010-2011 33 40-49 30 32 <50 47

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 58 PS 50-54 60-64 >=50 40-59
2020-2021 60 PS 60-64 60-64 PS <50 40-59
2019-2020 54 >=50 55-59 45-49 PS >=50 40-49
2018-2019 55 PS 45-49 60-64 PS >=50 60-79
2017-2018 67 PS 70-74 60-64 PS 40-59
2016-2017 60 PS 55-59 60-64 PS >=50 60-69
2015-2016 60 >=50 55-59 55-59 PS 60-69
2014-2015 58 PS 55-59 55-59 PS 70-79
2013-2014 53 PS 45-49 45-49 PS 60-69
2012-2013 61 PS 60-64 40-49 PS 60-69
2011-2012 57 PS 55-59 50-59 60-69
2010-2011 57 >=50 50-54 40-49 65-69

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,880 -2.4
2022-2023 3,972 -6.4
2021-2022 4,226 -2.0
2020-2021 4,309 -3.1
2019-2020 4,443 -1.3
2018-2019 4,499 1.9
2017-2018 4,414 -1.7
2016-2017 4,491 0.8
2015-2016 4,454 -0.9
2014-2015 4,494 1.2
2013-2014 4,442 0.7
2012-2013 4,412 0.9
2011-2012 4,371 -1.8
2010-2011 4,451 -1.1
2009-2010 4,500 -1.3
2008-2009 4,559 -1.1
2007-2008 4,607 -1.2
2006-2007 4,660 1.2
2005-2006 4,606 -4.7
2004-2005 4,823 -1.2
2003-2004 4,880 2.7
2002-2003 4,746 2.5
2001-2002 4,625 2.6
2000-2001 4,507 0.6
1999-2000 4,478 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Poughkeepsie City School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 10.1
Black 43.8 15.5
Hispanic 42.9 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 7.5 3.5
White 4.7 39.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Poughkeepsie City School District had 306.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.66.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 20.14
Elementary: 140.47
Secondary: 139.65
Total: 306.50

Poughkeepsie City School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 20.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 93.00
School Administrators: 20.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 42.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.11
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 29.00
Other Support Services: 146.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Poughkeepsie City School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Gov George Clinton School255KG-5
G W Krieger School433KG-5
Morse Young Magnet School434KG-6
Poughkeepsie High School1,1619-12
Poughkeepsie Middle School8726-8
Smith Early Learning Center308PK-1
Warring Magnet Academy Of Science And Technology2941-5


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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