The Beacon City School District (also known as the Beacon City Schools) is one of thirteen public school district

School district

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s serving residents of Dutchess County, New York

Dutchess County, New York

Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...

. The Beacon City School District serves the City of Beacon

Beacon, New York

Beacon is a city located in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The 2010 census placed the city total population at 15,541. Beacon is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport,...

 and parts of the Town of Fishkill

Fishkill (town), New York

Fishkill is an affluent suburban town in the southwest part of Dutchess County, New York, USA. The population was 20,258 at the 2000 census, however, current estimates put the town's population at over 22,100. Fishkill partly surrounds the city of Beacon....

 and Town of Wappinger

Wappinger, New York

Wappinger is a town of in Dutchess County, New York in the United States. The population was 26,274 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the Wappani Indians that inhabited the area...

; it is one of 57 small city school districts in New York State. It is located just about an hour, 59 miles, north of New York City

New York City

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, along the eastern bank of the Hudson River.

The district is composed of four elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, administration building as well as a transportation facility. It has a student enrollment of 3,700 students and a budget of 48.2 million dollars.

Its elementary schools currently provide pre-kindergarten through the 5th grade, while its middle school and high school serve 6th through 8th and 9th through 12th, respectively.

High schools

School	Location	Grades	Notes	Homepage
Beacon High School	Beacon, New York Beacon, New York Beacon is a city located in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The 2010 census placed the city total population at 15,541. Beacon is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport,...	Grades 9-12	101 Mattewan RD, Beacon NY, 12508.	http://www.beaconcityk12.org/BeaconHS.cfm?subpage=416668

Elementary Schools

School	Location	Grades	Notes	Homepage
Glenham Elementary School	Fishkill, New York Fishkill, New York Fishkill is an upscale village within the much larger town, Town of Fishkill, one of the fastest growing towns in the region, in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The village population was 1,735 at the 2000 census...	Grades K-5	Located at 20 Chase Drive, Fishkill, New York 12524.	http://www.beaconcityk12.org/glenhames/index.shtml
J. V. Forrestal Elementary School	Beacon, New York Beacon, New York Beacon is a city located in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The 2010 census placed the city total population at 15,541. Beacon is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport,...	Grades K-5	Located at 125 Liberty Street, Beacon, New York 12508. Named for James Forrestal James Forrestal James Vincent Forrestal was the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense.... .	http://www.beaconcityschools.org/J.V.%20Forrestal/james.shtml
Sargent Elementary School	Beacon, New York Beacon, New York Beacon is a city located in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The 2010 census placed the city total population at 15,541. Beacon is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport,...	Grades K-5	Sargent Elementary School is located at 29 Education Drive, Beacon, New York 12508.	http://www.beaconcityk12.org/sargentes/index.shtml
South Avenue Elementary School	Beacon, New York Beacon, New York Beacon is a city located in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The 2010 census placed the city total population at 15,541. Beacon is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport,...	Grades K-5	The school is the largest of all the Elementary Schools and serves as the city's magnet school Magnet school In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the... .	http://www.beaconcityk12.org/southavenue/index.shtml

Rombout Middle School

Rombout Middle School is located at 84 Matteawan Road, Beacon, New York, 12508. The school has recently experienced major construction resulting in a new addition to school, and more classrooms. Furthermore, it has just as many different teams as its "new beacon high school". such as volleyball,baseball,and even different clubs for different students that help eachand every individual student on increasing the development of his or her skills.

Former Beacon High School

The old Beacon High School was shut down in order to make a proper transaction from the old high school to the New Beacon High School. The school was then turned into an alternative high school for several years. It served as the city's high school since 1913, before being closed in 2002. The school was sold to an art group in 2002 who defaulted on the mortgage in 2006. The school is now back in the hands of the district who maintains it for the art group until they make a decision of what they will do with the building.

New Beacon High School

The new Beacon High School is located at 101 Matteawan Road, Beacon, New York 12508 and was finished in 2001 and was opened in 2002. The school currently educates about 1,000 students. Beacon High has several wings and features such amenities as an indoor swimming pool, and the largest theater north of North Rockland, and south of Albany.