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Peekskill City School District

Peekskill, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Kern Mojica · #111 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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3,884

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$25,375

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the New York median

13.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Peekskill City School District is a public school district based in Peekskill, New York, serving 3,884 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #111 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 73% of them. Its schools average 647 students each, more than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Kern Mojica. It spends about $25,375 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the New York median. It has roughly 13.0 students per teacher.

How Peekskill City compares

Peekskill CityNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$25,375

New York median $23,514 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$17,221

New York median $15,327 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Students per school647

New York median 538 · 20% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.0

New York median 11.3 · 15% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor353

New York median 284 · 24% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$102.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 51%Local 42%

Measure	Peekskill City	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$25,375	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$17,221	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$99.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$102.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	298	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	610	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.0	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	353	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. Kern Mojica

Superintendent, Peekskill City 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
South Country Central School DistrictEast Patchogue	3,906	6	$29,401	10.4	#109
Poughkeepsie City School DistrictPoughkeepsie	3,887	7	$21,624	12.5	#110
Peekskill City School DistrictPeekskill · this district	3,884	6	$25,375	13.0	#111
Mahopac Central School DistrictMahopac	3,863	5	$29,343	10.6	#112
West Islip Union Free School DistrictWest Islip	3,854	7	$27,976	10.7	#113

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Rhea CountyDayton, TN	3,890	$10,414	n/a
Marion School DistrictMarion, AR	3,888	$10,153	14.4
Brawley ElementaryBrawley, CA	3,883	$14,073	21.7
North AttleboroughNorth Attleborough, MA	3,877	$15,745	13.3

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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