JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 31 FOGGINTOWN RD, in BREWSTER, New York, JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized primary school that teaches 592 students (grades pre-K through 2), operated by BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 34% larger than that benchmark.

BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,988 students; JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 38% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

In terms of school funding signals, JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Putnam County put median household income runs about $126,257, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 12,955 students).

Nearest neighbor: BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 608 students in 2018 compared to 592 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 44% to 54% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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