Poughkeepsie City School District
| Poughkeepsie City School District | |
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Jane Bolin Administration Building - 11 College Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Poughkeepsie, NY Dutchess County United States |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | ""Delivering on the promise of a high-quality education. Every child. Every day. Every classroom." |
| Grades | Pre-K to 12 |
| Established | 1843 [1] |
| Superintendent | Dr. Nicole Williams [2] |
| Budget | $94,784,944 (16-17)[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 4,714 |
| Teachers | 400 |
| Staff | 850 |
| Colors | Blue/White |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Poughkeepsie City School District is located in Dutchess County, New York State. Approximately 75 miles [4] north of New York City, the school district is situated on the banks of the Hudson River in an area known as the Mid Hudson Valley.
The district is coterminous with the boundaries of the City of Poughkeepsie. is approximately 5 square miles [5] in size, and is composed of six elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, one community learning center (formerly an alternative school), and one administration building. The district provides educational programs for nearly 5,000 students. The school population is a diverse mix of African-American, Latino, Caucasian and Asian students.
There are approximately 850 professional and support staff members employed by the district, of whom over 400 are teaching staff. The district operates with a budget exceeding $80,000,000. Taxes and other local revenues account for approximately 40% of the budget, with the remaining 60% generated through State Formula Aid and Small City Aid.
The beginning
Public education began in Poughkeepsie in 1843, when a village board of education was created by the State legislature. This twelve-member Board was authorized to borrow money and raise taxes to build one school house and rent school rooms in five other sites. Between 1843 and 1844, the board opened seven grammar schools, one of them a ‘Colored School”, which was continued until 1875. The first free school was built on the corner of Mill and Bridge Streets. All other schools were housed in rented facilities and served approximately 760 children. In 1856, a new school building was constructed on Church Street, with the second floor used to offer a high school program. This high school opened in 1857, and in 1863 held its first commencement exercises.
Between 1858 and 1875, additional grammar schools were built on Church Street, Union Square, North Clinton Street and upper Cannon Street. The high school was discontinued for one year in 1865, but reopened in 1866 in rented space in the Dutchess Academy, a private school on the corner of South Hamilton and Montgomery Streets that apparently merged with the public high school. This building was later sold by its trustees, with proceeds from the sale donated to the board of education to finance building a new High School, which opened in April, 1872, on the corner of Washington and Lafayette Streets.
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