An equity score of 65/100 ranks Poughkeepsie City School District #168 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,780 per pupil, Poughkeepsie City School District ranks #359 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,972
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$28,780
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Poughkeepsie City School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,972 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Dutchess County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,780 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.0% local, 57.9% state, and 17.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 65/100, ranked #168 of 931 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 361.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 69.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.2% Hispanic or Latino, 41.4% African American, 4.0% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is G W Krieger School, with a diversity index of 61.9/100.
Its largest campus is Poughkeepsie High School, enrolling 1,151 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Gov George Clinton School, at 237 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Poughkeepsie High School accounts for 29.0% of all Poughkeepsie City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Poughkeepsie City School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Poughkeepsie City School District school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Poughkeepsie City School District school enrollment ranges from 237 students (lowest) to 1,151 students (highest), a spread of 914 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Poughkeepsie City School District reports 78.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Poughkeepsie City School District student-counselor ratio is 362:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Poughkeepsie City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 69.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Poughkeepsie City School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Poughkeepsie City School District?
Poughkeepsie City School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,972 students.
How much does Poughkeepsie City School District spend per student?
Poughkeepsie City School District spends $28,780 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #168 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Poughkeepsie City School District?
Poughkeepsie City School District students are 46.2% Hispanic or Latino, 41.4% African American, 4.0% White, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Poughkeepsie City School District?
Poughkeepsie City School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #168 out of 931 districts in New York.