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Pine Bush Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Wallkill, Shawangunk, Mamakating, Crawford and Bloomingburg, and parts of Montgomery and Gardiner.

Wallkill’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of New York school districts

Students
4,710
Schools
7
Spent per student
$28,004
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$26.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pine Bush Central School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 50% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the NY average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $26.9M, about $5,713 per student
  • Only 74% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 50% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Wallkill 31,414BShawangunk 13,609C−Mamakating 12,701B−Crawford 9,041Bloomingburg 978

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wallkill. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsMiddletown City School District
6–82 middle schoolsMiddletown City School District
9–122 high schoolsMiddletown City School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 46.5% · 1,880 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 48.9% · 1,716 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.2% · 413 in the class

74% 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
$28,004 per student · 19% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 34%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 49%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,817’20
4,812’21
4,769’22
4,736’23
4,710’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%Hispanic 28%Black 12%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Pine Bush Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pine Bush
D
648 students16:1
E J Russell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pine Bush
C−
524 students15:1
Circleville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Circleville
D
484 students16:1
Pakanasink Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Circleville
D
412 students15:1
Crispell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pine Bush
C−
614 students11:1
Circleville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Circleville
D
466 students10:1
Pine Bush Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pine Bush
A−
1,562 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Ellenville Central School DistrictEllenville, Wawarsing
$38,701per student
Wallkill Central School DistrictNewburgh, Plattekill
$29,175per student
Goshen Central School DistrictGoshen, Hamptonburgh
$30,888per student
Minisink Valley Central School DistrictMount Hope, Wawayanda
$28,743per 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.