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Port Jervis City School District

Port Jervis, New York · Superintendent: Dr. John Bell · #201 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,412

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$25,519

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% above the New York median

11.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Port Jervis City School District is a public school district based in Port Jervis, New York, serving 2,412 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #201 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 50% of them. Its schools average 603 students each, more than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. John Bell. It spends about $25,519 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the New York median. It has roughly 11.2 students per teacher.

How Port Jervis City compares

Port Jervis CityNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$25,519

New York median $23,514 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$17,485

New York median $15,327 · 14% above · FY2020-21

Students per school603

New York median 538 · 12% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.2

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

Students per counselor268

New York median 284 · 6% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$79.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 58%Local 37%

Measure	Port Jervis City	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$25,519	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$17,485	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$69.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$79.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	216	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	401	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.2	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	268	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. John Bell

Superintendent, Port Jervis 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
Jamesville-Dewitt Central School DistrictDewitt	2,461	5	$21,002	13.3	#200
Port Jervis City School DistrictPort Jervis · this district	2,412	4	$25,519	11.2	#201
Johnson City Central School DistrictJohnson City	2,374	4	$21,454	14.4	#202
Cheektowaga Central School DistrictCheektowaga	2,373	3	$18,671	11.6	#203
Byram Hills Central School DistrictArmonk	2,350	4	$38,131	10.0	#204

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Norwell Community SchoolsOssian, IN	2,413	$9,424	14.8
Brunswick Public SchoolsBrunswick, ME	2,413	$18,408	11.2
Louisville Municipal School DistrictLouisville, MS	2,413	$9,875	14.4
Jonathan Alder LocalPlain City, OH	2,412	$10,899	19.1

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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