Regular local school district · Putnam County
Carmel Central School District, NY: schools, enrollment and spending
Carmel Central School District runs 5 public schools with 3,696 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 11.9 students per teacher is about the same as the New York figure of 11.4.Listed in NCES data as "CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 5
- Students
- 3,696
- Teachers (FTE)
- 311
- Students per teacher
- 11.9
- NY: 11.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 81 South St, Patterson, NY 12563
- Phone
- (845)878-2094
- County
- Putnam County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3606570
- State district ID
- NY-480102060000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 776
- School counselors (FTE)
- 11.0About 336 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 9.0
Students per teacher compared
This district11.9
New York11.4
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (3,848), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $130.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.3 million
- State revenue
- $37.0 million
- Local revenue
- $91.4 million
- Total spending
- $137.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $35,644
- Salaries
- $74.7 million54.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $12.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 1.8%
- State: 28.3%
- Local: 69.9%
New York overall
- Federal: 4.5%
- State: 37.7%
- Local: 57.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$35,644
New York$30,973
United States$16,826
Schools in Carmel Central School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Carmel High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,299 | 12.6 |
| George Fischer Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 5 to 8 | 1,138 | 11.4 |
| Kent Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 4 | 384 | 11.0 |
| Kent Primary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 4 | 366 | 11.8 |
| Matthew Paterson Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 4 | 464 | 11.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Putnam County
- Mahopac Central School District 3,863 students
- Brewster Central School District 3,030 students
- Putnam Valley Central School District 1,515 students
- Haldane Central School District 782 students
- Garrison Union Free School District 208 students
More in New York
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.