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Wallkill Central School District

Wallkill, New York · Superintendent: Anthony White · #184 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,744

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$25,111

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% above the New York median

11.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Wallkill Central School District is a public school district based in Wallkill, New York, serving 2,744 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #184 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 55% of them. Its schools average 549 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Anthony White. It spends about $25,111 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the New York median. It has roughly 11.3 students per teacher.

How Wallkill Central compares

Wallkill CentralNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$25,111

New York median $23,514 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$17,259

New York median $15,327 · 13% above · FY2020-21

Students per school549

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

Students per teacher11.3

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

Students per counselor457

New York median 284 · 61% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$78.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 44%Local 53%

Measure	Wallkill Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$25,111	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$17,259	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$75.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$78.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	242	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	443	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.3	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	457	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.

Leadership

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Anthony White

Superintendent, Wallkill 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
Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School DistrictWoodmere	2,767	5	$38,032	9.2	#182
Lynbrook Union Free School DistrictLynbrook	2,753	7	$28,922	10.0	#183
Wallkill Central School DistrictWallkill · this district	2,744	5	$25,111	11.3	#184
Eastport-South Manor CSDManorville	2,729	5	$26,593	11.1	#185
Islip Union Free School DistrictIslip	2,701	5	$28,603	10.5	#186

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Charleston CUSD 1Charleston, IL	2,744	$13,245	14.8
ScituateScituate, MA	2,744	$18,405	11.4
Roanoke Rapids City SchoolsRoanoke Rapids, NC	2,744	$10,683	15.1
Painesville City LocalPainesville, OH	2,744	$13,802	16.9

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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