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Greenburgh Central School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Greenburgh and Elmsford.

Greenburgh’s School Grade B− better than 54% of New York school districts

Students
1,564
Schools
4
Spent per student
$47,512
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
The gist

What stands out about Greenburgh Central School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 37% more per student than the NY average
  • 9 students per teacher
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
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Greenburgh 94,537B−Elmsford 5,203

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Greenburgh. Grade by grade →

K–1Lee F Jackson SchoolThis district
2–3Highview SchoolThis district
7–12Woodlands Middle/High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 46.5% · 680 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 48.9% · 603 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.2% · 116 in the class

87% 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
$47,512 per student · 37% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 37%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 77%State 17%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,538’20
1,509’21
1,524’22
1,572’23
1,564’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 50%Black 28%White 12%Asian 6%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Lee F Jackson School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · White Plains
245 students8:1
Highview School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Hartsdale
B−
257 students9:1
Richard J Bailey School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · White Plains
C+
404 students10:1
Woodlands Middle/High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hartsdale
B−
658 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Irvington Union Free School DistrictIrvington, Tarrytown
$37,485per student
Pocantico Hills Central School DistrictMount Pleasant, Sleepy Hollow
$61,907per student
Union Free School District of the TarrytownsSleepy Hollow, Tarrytown
$32,857per student
Alpine Borough School DistrictAlpine
$37,929per 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.