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School districts in Orange County, NY
Orange County has 17 regular public school districts, enrolling 57,152 students in 2024–25. The largest is Newburgh City School District (11,076 students, 19% of the county), followed by Middletown City School District and Monroe-Woodbury Central School District. All 17 offer kindergarten. New York sets no statewide kindergarten cutoff.
The 17 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburgh City School District 124 GRAND ST, NEWBURGH | Pre-K–12 | 12 | 11,076 | 771 | (845) 563-3510 |
| Middletown City School District 223 WISNER AVE, MIDDLETOWN | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 7,397 | 490 | (845) 326-1155 |
| Monroe-Woodbury Central School District 278 RT 32-EDUC CTR, CENTRAL VALLEY | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 6,506 | 373 | (845) 460-6200 |
| Pine Bush Central School District 156 RT 302, PINE BUSH also serves Sullivan County and Ulster County | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 4,836 | 296 | (845) 744-2031 |
| Valley Central School District (montgomery) 944 STATE RT 17K, MONTGOMERY also serves Ulster County | K–12 | 6 | 4,286 | 297 | (845) 457-2400 |
| Washingtonville Central School District 52 W MAIN ST, WASHINGTONVILLE | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 3,979 | 240 | (845) 497-4000 |
| Warwick Valley Central School District 225 WEST ST EXT, WARWICK | K–12 | 4 | 3,744 | 222 | (845) 987-3000 |
| Minisink Valley Central School District 2320 RT 6, SLATE HILL also serves Sullivan County | K–12 | 5 | 3,584 | 245 | (845) 355-5100 |
| Cornwall Central School District 24 IDLEWILD AVE, CORNWALL ON HUDSON | K–12 | 5 | 3,031 | 212 | (845) 534-8009 |
| Goshen Central School District 227 MAIN ST, GOSHEN | K–12 | 4 | 2,825 | 192 | (845) 615-6720 |
| Port Jervis City School District 150 PIKE ST, PORT JERVIS also serves Sullivan County | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 2,412 | 167 | (845) 858-3100 |
| Highland Falls Central School District 21 MORGAN RD, HIGHLAND FALLS | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,007 | 47 | (845) 446-9575 |
| Chester Union Free School District 64 HAMBLETONIAN AVE, CHESTER | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 978 | 69 | (845) 469-5052 |
| Florida Union Free School District 51 N MAIN ST, FLORIDA | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 749 | 40 | (845) 651-3095 |
| Greenwood Lake Union Free School District 1247 LAKES RD, MONROE | Pre-K–8 | 2 | 430 | 35 | (845) 782-8678 |
| Tuxedo Union Free School District 1 TORNADO DR, TUXEDO PARK | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 195 | 16 | (845) 351-4799 |
| Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District 48 BAKERTOWN RD-STE 401, MONROE | Pre-K–6 | 2 | 117 | 0 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (845) 782-2300 |
Orange County at a glance
Together the 17 districts run 78 schools from offices in 16 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District, with 117 students; the median Orange County district has 3,031. By grade span: 10 Pre-K–12, 5 K–12, 1 Pre-K–6 and 1 Pre-K–8.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 16 districts that report a K grade: 3,712 children. The biggest kindergarten was Newburgh City School District's, with 771; Middletown City School District had 490, and the smallest, Tuxedo Union Free School District, had 16.
Orange County holds 17 of New York's 716 regular districts (2.4%) and 2.4% of its 2,338,849 public school students, ranking 8th of 62 counties by number of districts and 12th by enrollment. By size, 3 enroll 5,000 or more, 9 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 5 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 733 students.
4 districts reach past the county line: Pine Bush Central School District (into Sullivan County and Ulster County), Valley Central School District (montgomery) (into Ulster County), Minisink Valley Central School District (into Sullivan County) and Port Jervis City School District (into Sullivan County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 4 of Orange County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. 1 of the 17 have no website on file with NCES; their office phone numbers are in the table. Websites for the rest:
Newburgh City School District · Middletown City School District · Monroe-Woodbury Central School District · Pine Bush Central School District · Valley Central School District (montgomery) · Washingtonville Central School District · Warwick Valley Central School District · Minisink Valley Central School District · Cornwall Central School District · Goshen Central School District · Port Jervis City School District · Highland Falls Central School District · Chester Union Free School District · Florida Union Free School District · Greenwood Lake Union Free School District · Tuxedo Union Free School District
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