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Red Hook Central School District

Red Hook, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Janet Warden · #285 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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1,596

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$28,640

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 22% above the New York median

10.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Red Hook Central School District is a public school district based in Red Hook, New York, serving 1,596 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #285 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 30% of them. Its schools average 532 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Janet Warden. It spends about $28,640 per student on day-to-day operations, 22% more than the New York median. It has roughly 10.2 students per teacher.

How Red Hook Central compares

Red Hook CentralNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$28,640

New York median $23,514 · 22% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$18,672

New York median $15,327 · 22% above · FY2020-21

Students per school532

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

Students per teacher10.2

New York median 11.3 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor399

New York median 284 · 40% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$54.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 35%Local 63%

Measure	Red Hook Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$28,640	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$18,672	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$54.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$54.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	157	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	383	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.2	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	399	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. Janet Warden

Superintendent, Red Hook Central 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
Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School DistrictHastings On Hudson	1,604	3	$34,129	10.4	#284
Red Hook Central School DistrictRed Hook · this district	1,596	3	$28,640	10.2	#285
Fallsburg Central School DistrictFallsburg	1,592	2	$29,127	11.0	#286
Windsor Central School DistrictWindsor	1,589	4	$22,932	12.3	#287
Spackenkill Union Free School DistrictPoughkeepsie	1,585	4	$29,497	10.5	#288

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Haleyville CityHaleyville, AL	1,597	$10,594	14.9
Tuscumbia CityTuscumbia, AL	1,597	$10,850	15.1
Rochelle CCSD 231Rochelle, IL	1,597	$13,301	13.6
Braxton County SchoolsSutton, WV	1,596	$13,129	12.7

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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