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Economically Disadvantaged Students

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Economically Disadvantaged Students

What does this measure?

The share of students who are economically disadvantaged. Economic disadvantage is based on a student's participation in social safety net programs.

Why is this important?

This measure not only shows the proportion of low-income students and families in an area, it is also an indication of the potential challenges facing schools as they work to educate children who have fewer resources.

How is the region performing?

In 2022, 43% of students in the region were economically disadvantaged, representing almost 64,900 children. This was slightly below the statewide (excluding NYC) rate of 42%. Sullivan County, at 58%, had the highest rate in the region, followed by Columbia at 49% and Ulster at 48%. The lowest rate was in Putnam, at 28%. Since 2013, the share of students in the region who were economically disadvantaged increased 6 percentage points, slightly above the state outside NYC. While all counties had increases during this period, the largest occurred in Putnam, up 13 points.

Among individual school districts in the region, rates were highest in Poughkeepsie (75%), Middletown (73%), and Hudson City (69%). The Garrison Union Free School District had one of the lowest rates, at 12%.

Notes about the data

Students are considered economically disadvantaged if they participate in, or whose family participates in, economic assistance programs, such as the free or reduced-price lunch programs, Social Security Insurance (SSI), Food Stamps, Foster Care, Refugee Assistance (cash or medical assistance), Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), Safety Net Assistance (SNA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), or Family Assistance: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). If one student in a family is identified as low income, all students from that household (economic unit) may be identified as low income. Comparable national data was not available. Data is not available prior to 2013. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the second quarter.

Economically Disadvantaged Students
2013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Region37%39%41%40%43%44%44%44%42%43%
Columbia County41%47%49%51%51%52%52%48%47%49%
Dutchess County33%34%36%36%38%39%38%40%36%38%
Greene County42%46%47%48%47%49%49%48%45%47%
Orange County40%42%43%41%45%47%47%47%44%45%
Putnam County16%17%20%22%24%27%28%28%28%28%
Sullivan County53%59%53%55%61%62%63%60%57%58%
Ulster County40%44%46%47%47%49%49%49%45%48%
NYS (excluding NYC)38%40%42%43%44%46%45%45%41%42%
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union Free73%79%77%82%66%72%64%61%
Chatham Central32%30%40%42%42%44%43%42%40%38%
Germantown Central36%39%37%44%46%46%45%44%39%39%
Hudson City65%68%67%68%68%71%72%73%68%69%
Kinderhook Central17%33%33%33%34%33%33%36%35%38%
New Lebanon Central37%38%42%47%37%47%46%47%49%49%
Taconic Hills Central50%55%57%59%62%62%63%37%41%51%
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central19%19%24%25%28%27%28%29%29%30%
Beacon City48%50%51%51%50%50%45%47%42%46%
Dover Union Free46%46%48%52%55%57%59%60%59%62%
Hyde Park Central44%43%46%47%49%51%52%52%48%51%
Millbrook Central22%23%27%27%28%28%28%30%28%29%
Northeast Central55%59%56%61%64%58%59%56%48%47%
Pawling Central18%20%24%26%28%29%32%34%32%34%
Pine Plains Central32%33%37%39%40%45%42%47%43%35%
Poughkeepsie City93%94%93%75%81%83%73%80%66%75%
Red Hook Central17%20%20%22%24%27%27%27%24%24%
Rhinebeck Central16%17%17%21%21%22%23%23%21%20%
Spackenkill Union Free18%20%23%25%23%26%26%25%22%25%
Wappingers Central22%22%25%26%27%28%28%29%27%27%
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central53%56%54%60%53%47%59%57%54%54%
Catskill Central53%52%57%57%56%61%60%58%50%56%
Coxsackie-Athens Central40%40%43%44%44%46%37%38%37%42%
Greenville Central19%37%35%35%36%37%37%32%37%35%
Hunter-Tannersville Central50%52%55%55%57%59%54%58%51%50%
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central30%26%24%22%19%52%43%55%43%45%
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free32%33%37%36%37%37%38%37%38%41%
Cornwall Central14%16%17%18%20%22%18%20%19%22%
Florida Union Free20%24%27%29%31%33%33%34%32%30%
Goshen Central23%23%25%27%28%28%29%29%27%28%
Greenwood Lake Union Free33%32%30%29%31%34%33%32%29%26%
Highland Falls Central34%35%36%39%38%40%38%43%41%40%
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free71%82%91%99%97%81%87%87%21%22%
Middletown City75%75%76%76%73%80%77%77%70%73%
Minisink Valley Central19%21%22%23%25%30%30%30%29%31%
Monroe-Woodbury Central17%19%15%18%26%29%32%34%35%38%
Newburgh City71%71%75%76%74%68%70%65%60%59%
Pine Bush Central35%41%42%0%44%47%48%53%52%53%
Port Jervis City59%62%64%65%62%64%63%57%57%59%
Tuxedo Union Free15%17%19%17%17%16%21%26%29%30%
Valley Central35%38%37%39%40%40%40%40%36%38%
Warwick Valley Central13%13%16%18%20%21%20%21%17%19%
Washingtonville Central27%27%30%29%28%28%29%31%31%34%
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central19%22%28%29%33%36%37%41%40%42%
Carmel Central20%22%25%26%31%33%34%32%31%33%
Garrison Union Free6%6%6%5%4%3%0%0%0%12%
Haldane Central8%11%12%13%14%17%16%17%18%14%
Mahopac Central11%11%14%17%16%18%21%21%22%21%
Putnam Valley Central16%16%18%16%19%21%22%19%20%18%
Sullivan School Districts
Eldred Central37%34%30%28%43%46%48%47%41%45%
Fallsburg Central74%74%73%67%66%70%71%71%68%68%
Liberty Central64%65%69%38%64%65%72%66%61%67%
Livingston Manor Central17%55%53%52%60%54%54%31%39%28%
Monticello Central61%67%64%70%70%70%67%67%63%64%
Sullivan West Central33%39%43%44%45%46%45%43%39%38%
Tri-Valley Central42%49%0%53%57%56%58%56%53%52%
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central64%65%68%70%71%70%71%69%58%67%
Highland Central37%38%39%42%42%40%42%40%39%41%
Kingston City50%56%59%60%60%61%60%59%57%61%
Marlboro Central31%32%34%36%38%39%41%43%40%40%
New Paltz Central19%21%22%25%26%26%27%28%27%28%
Onteora Central40%45%46%47%48%51%52%53%47%47%
Rondout Valley Central39%44%45%47%48%49%50%49%45%41%
Saugerties Central43%42%47%45%46%49%48%49%44%42%
Wallkill Central28%33%34%36%36%38%37%36%33%37%

Source: New York State Education Department




Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students
2013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Region60,75863,28764,83163,09366,63068,27767,70967,09762,36864,873
Columbia County3,0793,4023,5133,5643,5143,5393,4623,0962,9143,038
Dutchess County13,82213,91414,68414,36115,02515,19014,67815,06813,44114,304
Greene County2,6472,7992,7682,8492,7042,7992,7342,6522,4382,482
Orange County24,25724,94425,51323,52125,85326,61626,55626,54424,94226,022
Putnam County2,2962,5182,9523,1543,4283,7263,8483,7773,7023,738
Sullivan County5,1195,5414,9285,0285,4885,6125,6985,3995,2925,298
Ulster County9,53810,16910,47310,61610,61810,79510,73310,5619,6399,991
NYS (excluding NYC)628,838651,321683,328696,201705,986715,396707,526699,232639,157654,780
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union Free716411510268605451
Chatham Central387348450439438458435409368338
Germantown Central211219206243240237228213200191
Hudson City1,2031,2301,1831,1981,2001,2161,2021,1851,1031,099
Kinderhook Central323606605607593563566598564631
New Lebanon Central162161171191147193192194191199
Taconic Hills Central722774783784828812785446488580
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central1,6491,7622,0922,1132,3392,2162,2622,2922,2072,391
Beacon City1,4951,5251,5131,4581,4131,4271,2691,2831,1391,194
Dover Union Free670657667693725768782814791857
Hyde Park Central1,7191,5721,6531,6701,7141,7641,8161,7781,6331,756
Millbrook Central237242273256266260250263230244
Northeast Central407443414452455382384350294296
Pawling Central235251286316319330352380349375
Pine Plains Central323324338356358395356404372305
Poughkeepsie City3,6453,6553,6223,1633,4583,4483,0723,3332,7483,078
Red Hook Central345383388404449520505475396394
Rhinebeck Central176187189230218229233217196184
Spackenkill Union Free276296330353327381396365328380
Wappingers Central2,6452,6172,9192,8972,9843,0703,0013,1142,7582,850
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central705720642726635556698676614589
Catskill Central823813880872810852821789666737
Coxsackie-Athens Central586556591598591609485475439470
Greenville Central236438399402418426417360412384
Hunter-Tannersville Central186185179185195210187191179170
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central11187776655146126161128132
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free322338380380394391381366362407
Cornwall Central484524551569649700554607566657
Florida Union Free168198223237245257259268240218
Goshen Central644666729781796821837845776814
Greenwood Lake Union Free176175162154157169154154129116
Highland Falls Central334323343360362378371416382395
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free117133137159158132140145132141
Middletown City5,2325,3385,4165,4515,2435,8785,6685,6885,2155,512
Minisink Valley Central7748378518749361,0781,0671,0551,0201,099
Monroe-Woodbury Central1,2231,3279951,2391,7961,9332,1292,2842,3042,514
Newburgh City7,8597,8178,2518,1937,8617,3337,5537,0986,6286,536
Pine Bush Central1,9812,2222,20902,2252,3552,4352,6042,5022,532
Port Jervis City1,6641,7211,7481,6651,5531,5801,5081,3931,3751,415
Tuxedo Union Free83849043403747586870
Valley Central1,6141,5871,5921,6711,7061,6951,6541,6341,5081,588
Warwick Valley Central486497575631691749726732593724
Washingtonville Central1,0961,0981,1801,1141,0411,0201,0731,1971,1421,284
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central6047198969321,0311,1231,1051,2441,2001,253
Carmel Central8349051,0181,0881,2931,3731,3851,2801,1921,263
Garrison Union Free141513119700025
Haldane Central7494100110118140134133144106
Mahopac Central481504613732656745862818837812
Putnam Valley Central289281312281321338362302329279
Sullivan School Districts
Eldred Central243210175160235241239219190204
Fallsburg Central1,0059939759058749489671,0081,005990
Liberty Central9781,0081,0675669971,0441,2071,1151,0631,209
Livingston Manor Central80234236219249217214127175120
Monticello Central1,8652,0081,8622,0501,9952,0101,9321,8701,8571,817
Sullivan West Central389438467453449489471433406387
Tri-Valley Central4545360538561537553524491472
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central1,0771,0841,1431,1531,1211,1051,0991,046865976
Highland Central695691692742729693706672614647
Kingston City3,2283,5933,6563,6973,7113,7623,7363,7283,5593,825
Marlboro Central614619656701710733786807717762
New Paltz Central429469502542565570559567505496
Onteora Central553631632629635644627633576533
Rondout Valley Central804885888910930934960912814737
Saugerties Central1,2301,1681,2541,1551,1691,2471,2161,1901,060982
Wallkill Central9081,0291,0501,0871,0481,1071,0441,0069291,033

Source: New York State Education Department
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