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Carmel Central School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Carmel, Kent and Patterson, and parts of East Fishkill and Putnam Valley.

Carmel’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of New York school districts

Students
3,651
Schools
5
Spent per student
$35,134
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$21.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Carmel Central School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of New York districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21.1M, about $5,787 per student
  • Only 68% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Carmel 34,442B−Kent 12,895B−Patterson 11,640

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Carmel. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsMahopac Central School District
6–122 schoolsMahopac Central School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 46.5% · 1,394 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 48.9% · 1,307 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 87.2% · 378 in the class

68% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$35,134 per student · 2% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 30%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 66%State 31%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,816’20
3,797’21
3,743’22
3,681’23
3,651’24

Down 4.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 50%Hispanic 41%Two or more races 4%Black 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Matthew Paterson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Patterson
B−
464 students11:1
Kent Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Carmel
C+
384 students11:1
Kent Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Carmel
C+
366 students12:1
George Fischer Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Carmel
C−
1,138 students11:1
Carmel High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carmel
A
1,299 students13:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Pawling Central School DistrictPawling
$35,962per student
Arlington Central School DistrictBeekman, LaGrange
$29,678per student
Brewster Central School DistrictSoutheast
$36,428per student
Garrison Union Free School DistrictPhilipstown
$40,691per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.