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Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District

Cross River, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Raymond Blanch · #181 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,802

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$34,807

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 48% above the New York median

11.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District is a public school district based in Cross River, New York, serving 2,802 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #181 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 55% of them. Its schools average 560 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Raymond Blanch. It spends about $34,807 per student on day-to-day operations, 48% more than the New York median. It has roughly 11.1 students per teacher.

How Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free compares

Katonah-Lewisboro Union FreeNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$34,807

New York median $23,514 · 48% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$20,654

New York median $15,327 · 35% above · FY2020-21

Students per school560

New York median 538 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.1

New York median 11.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor280

New York median 284 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$112.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 1%State 14%Local 85%

Measure	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$34,807	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$20,654	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$106.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$112.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	252	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	533	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.1	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	280	284	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New York median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Dr. Raymond Blanch

Superintendent, Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District

Source: New York State Education Department, SEDREF, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in New York

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
East Irondequoit Central School DistrictRochester	2,809	6	$23,437	11.4	#177
Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School DistrictSchenectady	2,808	4	$17,377	12.9	#178
Harborfields Central School DistrictGreenlawn	2,804	4	$26,999	10.8	#179
Rye City School DistrictRye	2,803	5	$47,904	10.0	#180
Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School DistrictCross River · this district	2,802	5	$34,807	11.1	#181

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Empire Union ElementaryModesto, CA	2,803	$14,714	24.0
Arvin UnionArvin, CA	2,801	$13,975	20.6
Bassett UnifiedLa Puente, CA	2,801	$14,113	21.1
RSU 60/msad 60North Berwick, ME	2,801	$16,920	11.6

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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