East Hudson Valley News

Arlington High School had the highest enrollment among Dutchess County schools, welcoming 2,472 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 58.6% of the Arlington High School's total enrollment.

Among the 73 schools in Dutchess County, John Jay Senior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,818 students, while Roy C. Ketcham Senior High School welcomed 1,595 students and came in third in the 2023-24 school year.

Arlington High School is part of Arlington Central School District, which roughly covers 11 schools within Dutchess County and has a main office in Lagrangeville.

In the previous school year, Arlington High School also had the highest number of students among Dutchess County schools.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to improve students' school performance.

New York State has proposed a $45.8 billion education budget for the upcoming fiscal year. This represents a $1.5 billion increase compared to the previous year. The most significant portion of this budget is allocated to schools, with a total of $35.3 billion proposed. The new budget aims at increasing funds for Foundation Aid by $507 million, mainly driven by rising inflation in the U.S.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Arlington High School	Lagrangeville	2,472
John Jay Senior High School	Hopewell Junction	1,818
Roy C. Ketcham Senior High School	Wappingers Falls	1,595
Poughkeepsie High School	Poughkeepsie	1,162
Franklin D. Roosevelt Senior High School	Hyde Park	1,139
Union Vale Middle School	Lagrangeville	958
Poughkeepsie Middle School	Poughkeepsie	871
Myers Corners School	Wappingers Falls	842
Van Wyck Junior High School	Wappingers Falls	835
Gayhead School	Hopewell Junction	831
Lagrange Middle School	Lagrangeville	831
Beacon High School	Beacon	830
Wappingers Junior High School	Wappingers Falls	757
Haviland Middle School	Hyde Park	751
Vail Farm Elementary School	Lagrangeville	658
Fishkill Plains Elementary School	Wappingers Falls	592
Sheafe Road Elementary School	Wappingers Falls	592
Rombout Middle School	Beacon	582
Brinckerhoff Elementary School	Fishkill	559
Red Hook Senior High School	Red Hook	557
Spackenkill High School	Poughkeepsie	516
Arthur S. May School	Poughkeepsie	496
Oak Grove Elementary School	Poughkeepsie	480
North Park Elementary School	Hyde Park	470
Dover High School	Dover Plains	465
Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School	Pine Plains	443
Morse Young Magnet School	Poughkeepsie	434
G. W. Krieger School	Poughkeepsie	432
Titusville Intermediate	Poughkeepsie	410
Linden Avenue Middle School	Red Hook	396
Glenham School	Fishkill	396
Pawling Elementary School	Pawling	389
Orville A. Todd Middle School	Poughkeepsie	389
Overlook Primary School	Poughkeepsie	383
Kinry Road Elementary School	Poughkeepsie	381
Beekman School	Poughquag	376
Chancellor Livingston Elementary School	Rhinebeck	374
Hagan School	Poughkeepsie	364
Ralph R. Smith School	Hyde Park	359
Noxon Road Elementary School	Poughkeepsie	352
Fishkill Elementary School	Fishkill	351
Pawling High School	Pawling	346
Traver Road Primary School	Pleasant Valley	345
Pawling Middle School	Pawling	335
West Road/D'aquannis Intermediate School	Pleasant Valley	327
Mill Road-Intermediate Grades	Red Hook	326
James S. Evans Elementary School	Wappingers Falls	320
Rhinebeck Senior High School	Rhinebeck	316
Vassar Road Elementary School	Poughkeepsie	311
Smith Early Learning Center	Poughkeepsie	308
Violet Avenue School	Poughkeepsie	306
Mill Road-Primary Grades	Red Hook	306
Sargent School	Beacon	302
Dover Middle School	Dover Plains	295
Dover Elementary School	Dover Plains	295
Warring Magnet Academy of Science and Technology	Poughkeepsie	294
Netherwood School	Hyde Park	291
Nassau School	Poughkeepsie	289
Millbrook High School	Millbrook	257
Gov George Clinton School	Poughkeepsie	255
South Avenue School	Beacon	252
Wingdale Elementary School	Wingdale	247
Eugene Brooks Intermediate School	Amenia	232
J. V. Forrestal Elementary School	Beacon	230
Bulkeley Middle School	Rhinebeck	225
Webutuck Elementary School	Amenia	224
Webutuck High School	Amenia	204
Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center	Pine Plains	203
Alden Place Elementary School	Millbrook	181
Elm Drive Elementary School	Millbrook	177
Millbrook Middle School	Millbrook	165
Cold Spring Early Learning Center	Stanfordville	153
Orchard View Alternative High School	Hopewell Junction	62