Total enrollment
3,724
-426 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 3,724 students · 1 city
POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is a public-school district inside New York, running 8 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 3,724 students, broken out as 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #432 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,724 | #148 of 576 | #2,610 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #121 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #451 of 565 | #2,029 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 83.9% | #17 of 573 | #1,005 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #100 of 425 | #1,553 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from CHARLES B WARRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 43.5% proficient to S F B MORSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 19.1%, a gap of 24.4 points. That is the 174th widest gap among 258 New York districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL | Poughkeepsie | High | 09-12 | 1,151 |
| POUGHKEEPSIE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Poughkeepsie | Middle | 05-08 | 871 |
| S F B MORSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Poughkeepsie | Elementary | KG-06 | 432 |
| G W KRIEGER SCHOOL | Poughkeepsie | Elementary | KG-05 | 419 |
| SMITH EARLY LEARNING CENTER | Poughkeepsie | Elementary | PK-01 | 328 |
| CHARLES B WARRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Poughkeepsie | Elementary | 01-05 | 286 |
| GOV GEORGE CLINTON SCHOOL | Poughkeepsie | Elementary | KG-05 | 237 |
| COLUMBUS SCHOOL | Poughkeepsie | Combined | M-M | · |
About POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 public schools across New York, collectively enrolling roughly 3,724 students.
In terms of grade levels, POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is built around 5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 466 in this district, meaningfully below the New York typical of 519.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 10%: 4,150 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,724 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.