MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE SCHOOL

MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE SCHOOL is one of the tiny combined-grade schools in PLEASANTVILLE, New York, part of MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 122 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. That puts it 78% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 544 students.

MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 208 students; MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Black at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 87% of students at MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Westchester County) shows that median household earnings sit near $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: EDENWALD SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 120 (now 122). The Black share of enrollment declined from 66% to 53% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.