BULKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in RHINEBECK, New York, BULKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment 6-8 campus, overseen by RHINEBECK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 211 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so BULKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 60% below that benchmark.

BULKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by RHINEBECK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 924 students overall.

On the student-mix side, BULKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest is composed of 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dutchess County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, BULKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.5%.

In the surrounding community, Dutchess County reports that median household income runs about $99,478, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Dutchess County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students), of which BULKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

RHINEBECK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BULKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 58.1%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BULKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked down 15%, going from 248 students in 2018 to 211 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 today.

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