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9 Hudson Valley School Districts Among Best in New York
What's the best school district in New York? Did your area's school make the list?
Niche.com recently ranked to best schools in the country. The website rates every school district in the United States based off of test scores, SAT/ACT scores, college readiness, graduation rates, teacher quality and more.
NYUP than ranked the 50 highest-scoring school districts in "Upstate New York." The website considers anything above Rockland County as "Upstate New York"
Below are the Hudson Valley school districts that made the list:
#48 Haldane Central School District (Cold Spring, Putnam County)
- Students: 827
- Student/teacher ratio: 15:1
- Spending per student: $25,368
- Percent graduation rate: 95%
- Average SAT/ACT: 1280/30
#45 New Paltz Central School District (New Paltz, Ulster County)
- Students: 2,227
- Student/teacher ratio: 13:1
- Spending per student: $23,291
- Percent graduation rate: 92%
- Average SAT/ACT: 1250/30
#42 Warwick Valley Central School District (Warwick, Orange County)
- Students: 3,589
- Student/teacher ratio: 14:1
- Spending per student: $21,813
- Percent graduation rate: 93%
- Average SAT/ACT: 1190/27
#39 Rhinebeck Central School District (Rhinebeck, Dutchess County)
- Students: 1,066
- Student/teacher ratio: 11:1
- Spending per student: $27,193
- Percent graduation rate: 92%
- Average SAT/ACT: 1260/30
#29 Carmel Central School District (Patterson, Putnam County)
- Students: 4,161
- Student/teacher ratio: 13:1
- Spending per student: $28,672
- Percent graduation rate: 89%
- Average SAT/ACT: 1210/28
#27 Arlington Central School District (Lagrangeville, Dutchess County)
- Students: 8,294
- Student/teacher ratio: 13:1
- Spending per student: $21,454
- Percent graduation rate: 89%
- Average SAT/ACT: 1230/29
#26 Cornwall Central School District (Cornwall on Hudson, Orange County)
- Students: 3,197
- Student/teacher ratio: 15:1
- Spending per student: $21,210
- Percent graduation rate: 95%
- Average SAT/ACT: 1220/28
#20 Monroe-Woodbury Central School District (Central Valley, Orange County)
- Students: 6,877
- Student/teacher ratio: 14:1
- Spending per student: $23,018
- Percent graduation rate: 94%
- Average SAT/ACT: 1200/27
#9 Spackenkill Union Free School District (Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County)
- Students: 1,426
- Student/teacher ratio: 10:1
- Spending per student: $28,912
- Percent graduation rate: 95%
- Average SAT/ACT: 1270/30
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