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C+

Brewster Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Southeast, Patterson and Brewster.

Southeast’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of New York school districts

Students
2,988
Schools
4
Spent per student
$36,428
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$32.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brewster Central School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of New York districts
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% more per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $32.1M, about $10,743 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% 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
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Southeast 18,379B−Patterson 11,640C+Brewster 2,509

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Southeast. Grade by grade →

PK–2John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolThis district
3–5C V Starr Intermediate SchoolThis district
6–8Henry H Wells Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Brewster High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 46.5% · 1,264 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 48.9% · 1,131 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 87.2% · 258 in the class

81% 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
$36,428 per student · 5% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 36%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 30%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,984’20
2,968’21
2,927’22
2,954’23
2,988’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 53%White 40%Two or more races 3%Black 3%Asian 2%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.

John F Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Brewster
592 students11:1
C V Starr Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Brewster
B−
664 students10:1
Henry H Wells Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brewster
B−
656 students9:1
Brewster High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brewster
A+
1,076 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Carmel Central School DistrictCarmel, Kent
$35,134per student
Danbury School DistrictDanbury
$19,673per student
Mahopac Central School DistrictCarmel
$33,153per student
New Fairfield School DistrictNew Fairfield
$25,398per 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.