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Kingston, NY
Public School Ratings




Kingston Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Kingston City School District details

Kingston City School District
21 Wynkoop Pl
Kingston, NY 12401

6,284 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Kingston City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.8% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
52%
39%
51%
39%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Chambers School
945 Morton Blvd
Kingston, NY, 12401
KG-04
E R Crosby Elementary School
767 Neighborhood Rd
Lake Katrine, NY, 12449
KG-04
Ernest C Myer School
121 Schoolhouse Ln
Hurley, NY, 12443
KG-04
George Washington School
67 Wall St
Kingston, NY, 12401
PK-04
Harry L Edson School
116 Merilina Ave
Kingston, NY, 12401
KG-04
J Watson Bailey Middle School
118 Merilina Ave Ext
Kingston, NY, 12401
05-08
John F Kennedy School
107 Gross St
Kingston, NY, 12401
KG-04
Kingston High School
403 Broadway
Kingston, NY, 12401
09-12
M Clifford Miller Middle School
65 Fording Pl Rd
Lake Katrine, NY, 12449
05-08
Robert R Graves School
345 Mountain View Ave
Port Ewen, NY, 12466
KG-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.6% 41.4%
Black 10.8% 16.1%
Hispanic 30.5% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.8% 10.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.4% 54.7%
Free lunch eligible 53.8% 52.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.6% 2.4%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $21,044 $132,238,000 63.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,330 $8,355,000 4.0%
Staff $971 $6,103,000 2.9%
General Administration $851 $5,345,000 2.6%
School Administration $1,120 $7,041,000 3.4%
Operation $1,627 $10,226,000 4.9%
Transportation $1,497 $9,409,000 4.5%
Other $350 $2,200,000 1.1%
Total Support $7,746 $48,679,000 23.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,249 $26,703,000 12.9%
Total Expenditures $33,039 $207,620,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,896 $50,406,243,000 56.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $809 $2,049,610,000 2.3%
Staff $1,397 $3,539,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $417 $1,057,675,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,199 $3,036,934,000 3.4%
Operation $2,479 $6,281,335,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,691 $4,284,036,000 4.8%
Other $992 $2,514,157,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,985 $22,763,242,000 25.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,238 $15,804,476,000 17.8%
Total Expenditures $35,120 $88,973,961,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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