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Catskill Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Catskill, Athens and Catskill, and parts of Athens.

Catskill’s School Grade C better than 31% of New York school districts

Students
1,208
Schools
3
Spent per student
$32,870
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$39M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Catskill Central School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $39M, about $32,314 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CCatskill 11,184CAthens 3,917CCatskill 3,697

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Catskill. Grade by grade →

PK–5Catskill Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Catskill Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Catskill Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 46.5% · 642 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 48.9% · 582 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 110 in the class

93% 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
$32,870 per student · 5% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 37%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 42%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,320’20
1,306’21
1,277’22
1,254’23
1,208’24

Down 8.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 11%Black 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Catskill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Catskill
C
550 students10:1
Catskill Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Catskill
D
264 students9:1
Catskill Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Catskill
A
394 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hudson City School DistrictGreenport, Hudson, Livingston
$31,878per student
Cairo-Durham Central School DistrictCairo
$29,830per student
Germantown Central School DistrictGermantown, Livingston
$33,251per student
Coxsackie-Athens Central School DistrictCoxsackie
$30,047per 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.