Westchester Reporter

Putnam County enrolled 13,126 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the New York State Education Department.

It had the 29th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

The number of students in the halls of Putnam County schools fell by 0.9% compared to the year before.

In the 2021-22 school year, 51.7% of students were boys, and 48.3% were girls.

Most of the students were white, representing 60.4% of the Putnam County student body.

Within Putnam County, Carmel High School had the highest enrollment numbers in the school year, welcoming 1,401 students.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to improve students' school performance.

School name	Total enrollment in 2020-21	Total enrollment in 2021-22	% Change From Previous School Year
Carmel High School	1,403	1,401	-0.1%
Mahopac High School	1,337	1,253	-6.3%
George Fischer Middle School	1,191	1,151	-3.4%
Brewster High School	995	1,006	1.1%
Mahopac Middle School	888	915	3%
Henry H. Wells Middle School	759	700	-7.8%
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	607	644	6.1%
C. V. Starr Intermediate School	623	618	-0.8%
Austin Road Elementary School	585	596	1.9%
Putnam Valley High School	543	550	1.3%
Lakeview Elementary School	534	548	2.6%
Putnam Valley Elementary School	560	530	-5.4%
Fulmar Road Elementary School	489	490	0.2%
Putnam Valley Middle School	513	486	-5.3%
Matthew Paterson Elementary School	474	471	-0.6%
Kent Primary School	377	389	3.2%
Kent Elementary School	371	376	1.3%
Haldane High School	305	301	-1.3%
Haldane Elementary School	300	289	-3.7%
Garrison School	197	214	8.6%
Haldane Middle School	183	187	2.2%
Mahopac Falls School	7	11	57.1%