New York School Districts by Zip Code

Q: How many school districts are in New York?

New York has 460 public school districts covering 1398+ zip codes and serving an estimated 2,700,000 students. The average district rating is 6/10.

Q: How do I find my school district in New York?

Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box to instantly find your New York school district, including ratings, enrollment data, per-pupil spending, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.

Q: What is the best school district in New York?

Based on NCES 2024-2025 data, the top-rated districts in New York score 9-10 out of 10. Use our district table below, sorted by rating, to find the highest-rated districts near you.

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All New York School Districts 460 districts, sorted by rating

District	City	Rating	Zip Codes
Chappaqua Central School District	Chappaqua	10/10 Great	2
Scarsdale Union Free School District	Scarsdale	10/10 Great	1
Byram Hills Central School District	Armonk	9/10 Great	1
Rye City School District	Rye	9/10 Great	1
Half Hollow Hills Central School District	Dix Hills	8/10 Good	2
Suffern Central School District	Suffern	7/10 Good	3
Adirondack Central School District	Adirondack Central	6/10 Average	5
Afton Central School District	Afton Central	6/10 Average	2
Albany City School District	Albany	6/10 Average	9
Alexandria Central School District	Alexandria Central	6/10 Average	3
Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District	Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central	6/10 Average	3
Amagansett Union Free School District	Amagansett Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Amityville Union Free School District	Amityville Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Amsterdam City School District	Amsterdam	6/10 Average	1
Andes Central School District	Andes Central	6/10 Average	1
Ardsley Union Free School District	Ardsley Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Argyle Central School District	Argyle Central	6/10 Average	1
Arlington Central School District	Arlington Central	6/10 Average	5
AuSable Valley Central School District	AuSable Valley Central	6/10 Average	7
Auburn City School District	Auburn	6/10 Average	2
Averill Park Central School District	Averill Park Central	6/10 Average	5
Babylon Union Free School District	Babylon Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District	Bainbridge-Guilford Central	6/10 Average	2
Baldwin Union Free School District	Baldwin Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Baldwinsville Central School District	Baldwinsville Central	6/10 Average	1
Ballston Spa Central School District	Ballston Spa Central	6/10 Average	2
Bay Shore Union Free School District	Bay Shore Union Free	6/10 Average	2
Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free	6/10 Average	2
Beacon City School District	Beacon	6/10 Average	3
Beaver River Central School District	Beaver River Central	6/10 Average	3
Bedford Central School District	Bedford Central	6/10 Average	4
Beekmantown Central School District	Beekmantown Central	6/10 Average	2
Belleville Henderson Central School District	Belleville Henderson Central	6/10 Average	4
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	Bellmore-Merrick Central	6/10 Average	2
Berlin Central School District	Berlin Central	6/10 Average	7
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central	6/10 Average	3
Bethlehem Central School District	Bethlehem Central	6/10 Average	3
Bethpage Union Free School District	Bethpage Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Bolton Central School District	Bolton Central	6/10 Average	1
Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport	Boquet Valley Central	6/10 Average	4
Brasher Falls Central School District	Brasher Falls Central	6/10 Average	5
Brentwood Union Free School District	Brentwood Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Brewster Central School District	Brewster Central	6/10 Average	1
Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District	Briarcliff Manor Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Bridgehampton Union Free School District	Bridgehampton Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Broadalbin-Perth Central School District	Broadalbin-Perth Central	6/10 Average	2
Brookfield Central School District	Brookfield Central	6/10 Average	3
Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)	Brunswick Central	6/10 Average	1
Brushton-Moira Central School District	Brushton-Moira Central	6/10 Average	3
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central	6/10 Average	2
Cairo-Durham Central School District	Cairo-Durham Central	6/10 Average	10
Cambridge Central School District	Cambridge Central	6/10 Average	3
Camden Central School District	Camden Central	6/10 Average	5
Canajoharie Central School District	Canajoharie Central	6/10 Average	3
Canastota Central School District	Canastota Central	6/10 Average	1
Candor Central School District	Candor Central	6/10 Average	1
Canton Central School District	Canton Central	6/10 Average	1
Carle Place Union Free School District	Carle Place Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Carmel Central School District	Carmel Central	6/10 Average	3
Carthage Central School District	Carthage Central	6/10 Average	7
Cato-Meridian Central School District	Cato-Meridian Central	6/10 Average	2
Catskill Central School District	Catskill Central	6/10 Average	2
Cazenovia Central School District	Cazenovia Central	6/10 Average	3
Center Moriches Union Free School District	Center Moriches Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Central Islip Union Free School District	Central Islip Union Free	6/10 Average	2
Central Square Central School District	Central Square Central	6/10 Average	8
Central Valley Central School District	Central Valley Central	6/10 Average	2
Charlotte Valley Central School District	Charlotte Valley Central	6/10 Average	4
Chateaugay Central School District	Chateaugay Central	6/10 Average	3
Chatham Central School District	Chatham Central	6/10 Average	5
Chazy Union Free School District	Chazy Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Chenango Forks Central School District	Chenango Forks Central	6/10 Average	2
Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central	6/10 Average	4
Chittenango Central School District	Chittenango Central	6/10 Average	2
Cincinnatus Central School District	Cincinnatus Central	6/10 Average	3
Clarkstown Central School District	Clarkstown Central	6/10 Average	3
Clifton-Fine Central School District	Clifton-Fine Central	6/10 Average	6
Clinton Central School District	Clinton Central	6/10 Average	2
Clyde-Savannah Central School District	Clyde-Savannah Central	6/10 Average	1
Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District	Cobleskill-Richmondville Central	6/10 Average	9
Cold Spring Harbor Central School District	Cold Spring Harbor Central	6/10 Average	2
Colton-Pierrepont Central School District	Colton-Pierrepont Central	6/10 Average	3
Commack Union Free School District	Commack Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Connetquot Central School District	Connetquot Central	6/10 Average	3
Cooperstown Central School District	Cooperstown Central	6/10 Average	3
Copenhagen Central School District	Copenhagen Central	6/10 Average	1
Copiague Union Free School District	Copiague Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Corinth Central School District	Corinth Central	6/10 Average	1
Cornwall Central School District	Cornwall Central	6/10 Average	4
Coxsackie-Athens Central School District	Coxsackie-Athens Central	6/10 Average	4
Croton-Harmon Union Free School District	Croton-Harmon Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Crown Point Central School District	Crown Point Central	6/10 Average	1
DeRuyter Central School District	DeRuyter Central	6/10 Average	1
Deer Park Union Free School District	Deer Park Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Delaware Academy Central School District at Delhi	Delaware Academy Central	6/10 Average	3
Deposit Central School District	Deposit Central	6/10 Average	1
Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District	Dobbs Ferry Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Dolgeville Central School District	Dolgeville Central	6/10 Average	3
Dover Union Free School District	Dover Union Free	6/10 Average	2
Downsville Central School District	Downsville Central	6/10 Average	4
Dryden Central School District	Dryden Central	6/10 Average	5
Duanesburg Central School District	Duanesburg Central	6/10 Average	2
East Greenbush Central School District	East Greenbush Central	6/10 Average	4
East Hampton Union Free School District	East Hampton Union Free	6/10 Average	1
East Islip Union Free School District	East Islip Union Free	6/10 Average	3
East Meadow Union Free School District	East Meadow Union Free	6/10 Average	1
East Moriches Union Free School District	East Moriches Union Free	6/10 Average	1
East Quogue Union Free School District	East Quogue Union Free	6/10 Average	1
East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	East Ramapo Central	6/10 Average	3
East Rockaway Union Free School District	East Rockaway Union Free	6/10 Average	1
East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District	East Syracuse-Minoa Central	6/10 Average	3
East Williston Union Free School District	East Williston Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Eastchester Union Free School District	Eastchester Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Eastport-South Manor Central School District	Eastport-South Manor Central	6/10 Average	2
Edmeston Central School District	Edmeston Central	6/10 Average	3
Edwards-Knox Central School District	Edwards-Knox Central	6/10 Average	2
Eldred Central School District	Eldred Central	6/10 Average	6
Ellenville Central School District	Ellenville Central	6/10 Average	8
Elmsford Union Free School District	Elmsford Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Fabius-Pompey Central School District	Fabius-Pompey Central	6/10 Average	3
Fallsburg Central School District	Fallsburg Central	6/10 Average	6
Farmingdale Union Free School District	Farmingdale Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District	Fayetteville-Manlius Central	6/10 Average	2
Fire Island Union Free School District	Fire Island Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Fishers Island Union Free School District	Fishers Island Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Florida Union Free School District	Florida Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Fonda-Fultonville Central School District	Fonda-Fultonville Central	6/10 Average	4
Fort Ann Central School District	Fort Ann Central	6/10 Average	2
Fort Plain Central School District	Fort Plain Central	6/10 Average	2
Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District	Frankfort-Schuyler Central	6/10 Average	1
Franklin Central School District	Franklin Central	6/10 Average	1
Freeport Union Free School District	Freeport Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Fulton City School District	Fulton	6/10 Average	1
Galway Central School District	Galway Central	6/10 Average	3
Garden City Union Free School District	Garden	6/10 Average	1
Garrison Union Free School District	Garrison Union Free	6/10 Average	1
General Brown Central School District	General Brown Central	6/10 Average	3
Georgetown-South Otselic Central School District	Georgetown-South Otselic Central	6/10 Average	3
Germantown Central School District	Germantown Central	6/10 Average	2
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District	Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central	6/10 Average	2
Gilboa-Conesville Central School District	Gilboa-Conesville Central	6/10 Average	3
Glen Cove City School District	Glen Cove	6/10 Average	1
Glens Falls City School District	Glens Falls	6/10 Average	1
Gloversville City School District	Gloversville	6/10 Average	1
Goshen Central School District	Goshen Central	6/10 Average	2
Gouverneur Central School District	Gouverneur Central	6/10 Average	3
Granville Central School District	Granville Central	6/10 Average	4
Great Neck Union Free School District	Great Neck Union Free	6/10 Average	6
Green Island Union Free School District	Green Island Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Greenburgh Central School District	Greenburgh Central	6/10 Average	2
Greene Central School District	Greene Central	6/10 Average	1
Greenport Union Free School District	Greenport Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Greenville Central School District	Greenville Central	6/10 Average	7
Greenwich Central School District	Greenwich Central	6/10 Average	2
Greenwood Lake Union Free School District	Greenwood Lake Union Free	6/10 Average	2
Groton Central School District	Groton Central	6/10 Average	1
Guilderland Central School District	Guilderland Central	6/10 Average	4
Hadley-Luzerne Central School District	Hadley-Luzerne Central	6/10 Average	3
Haldane Central School District	Haldane Central	6/10 Average	1
Hamilton Central School District	Hamilton Central	6/10 Average	1
Hammond Central School District	Hammond Central	6/10 Average	2
Hampton Bays Union Free School District	Hampton Bays Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Hancock Central School District	Hancock Central	6/10 Average	2
Hannibal Central School District	Hannibal Central	6/10 Average	2
Harborfields Central School District	Harborfields Central	6/10 Average	2
Harpursville Central School District	Harpursville Central	6/10 Average	1
Harrison Central School District	Harrison Central	6/10 Average	3
Harrisville Central School District	Harrisville Central	6/10 Average	1
Hartford Central School District	Hartford Central	6/10 Average	1
Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District	Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Hauppauge Union Free School District	Hauppauge Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockland)	Haverstraw-Stony Point Central	6/10 Average	7
Hempstead Union Free School District	Hempstead Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Hendrick Hudson Central School District	Hendrick Hudson Central	6/10 Average	3
Herkimer Central School District	Herkimer Central	6/10 Average	1
Hermon-DeKalb Central School District	Hermon-DeKalb Central	6/10 Average	2
Herricks Union Free School District	Herricks Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Heuvelton Central School District	Heuvelton Central	6/10 Average	3
Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free	6/10 Average	2
Hicksville Union Free School District	Hicksville Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Highland Central School District	Highland Central	6/10 Average	2
Highland Falls Central School District	Highland Falls Central	6/10 Average	3
Holland Patent Central School District	Holland Patent Central	6/10 Average	6
Homer Central School District	Homer Central	6/10 Average	5
Hoosic Valley Central School District	Hoosic Valley Central	6/10 Average	4
Hoosick Falls Central School District	Hoosick Falls Central	6/10 Average	2
Hudson City School District	Hudson	6/10 Average	3
Hudson Falls Central School District	Hudson Falls Central	6/10 Average	2
Hunter-Tannersville Central School District	Hunter-Tannersville Central	6/10 Average	8
Hyde Park Central School District	Hyde Park Central	6/10 Average	4
Indian Lake Central School District	Indian Lake Central	6/10 Average	3
Indian River Central School District	Indian River Central	6/10 Average	6
Inlet Common School District	Inlet Common	6/10 Average	1
Irvington Union Free School District	Irvington Union Free	6/10 Average	2
Island Park Union Free School District	Island Park Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Islip Union Free School District	Islip Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District	Jamesville-DeWitt Central	6/10 Average	2
Jefferson Central School District	Jefferson Central	6/10 Average	1
Jericho Union Free School District	Jericho Union Free	6/10 Average	3
Johnsburg Central School District	Johnsburg Central	6/10 Average	6
Johnstown City School District	Johnstown	6/10 Average	1
Jordan-Elbridge Central School District	Jordan-Elbridge Central	6/10 Average	3
Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free	6/10 Average	5
Keene Central School District	Keene Central	6/10 Average	2
Kinderhook Central School District (Ichabod Crane)	Kinderhook Central	6/10 Average	6
Kings Park Central School District	Kings Park Central	6/10 Average	1
Kingston City School District	Kingston	6/10 Average	11
La Fargeville Central School District	La Fargeville Central	6/10 Average	3
LaFayette Central School District	LaFayette Central	6/10 Average	2
Lake George Central School District	Lake George Central	6/10 Average	3
Lake Placid Central School District	Lake Placid Central	6/10 Average	2
Lake Pleasant Central School District	Lake Pleasant Central	6/10 Average	2
Lakeland Central School District	Lakeland Central	6/10 Average	5
Lansingburgh Central School District	Lansingburgh Central	6/10 Average	1
Laurens Central School District	Laurens Central	6/10 Average	2
Lawrence Union Free School District	Lawrence Union Free	6/10 Average	4
Levittown Union Free School District	Levittown Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Liberty Central School District	Liberty Central	6/10 Average	5
Lindenhurst Union Free School District	Lindenhurst Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Lisbon Central School District	Lisbon Central	6/10 Average	1
Little Falls City School District	Little Falls	6/10 Average	1
Liverpool Central School District	Liverpool Central	6/10 Average	2
Livingston Manor Central School District	Livingston Manor Central	6/10 Average	1
Locust Valley Central School District	Locust Valley Central	6/10 Average	3
Long Beach City School District	Long Beach	6/10 Average	2
Long Lake Central School District	Long Lake Central	6/10 Average	1
Longwood Central School District	Longwood Central	6/10 Average	5
Lowville Academy and Central School District	Lowville Academy and Central	6/10 Average	2
Lyme Central School District	Lyme Central	6/10 Average	2
Lynbrook Union Free School District	Lynbrook Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Madison Central School District	Madison Central	6/10 Average	2
Madrid-Waddington Central School District	Madrid-Waddington Central	6/10 Average	3
Mahopac Central School District	Mahopac Central	6/10 Average	2
Maine-Endwell Central School District	Maine-Endwell Central	6/10 Average	2
Malone Central School District	Malone Central	6/10 Average	3
Malverne Union Free School District	Malverne Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Mamaroneck Union Free School District	Mamaroneck Union Free	6/10 Average	2
Marathon Central School District	Marathon Central	6/10 Average	1
Marcellus Central School District	Marcellus Central	6/10 Average	2
Margaretville Central School District	Margaretville Central	6/10 Average	5
Marlboro Central School District	Marlboro Central	6/10 Average	2
Massapequa Union Free School District	Massapequa Union Free	6/10 Average	2
Massena Central School District	Massena Central	6/10 Average	2
Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District	Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free	6/10 Average	3
Mayfield Central School District	Mayfield Central	6/10 Average	1
McGraw Central School District	McGraw Central	6/10 Average	2
Menands Union Free School District	Menands Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Mexico Central School District	Mexico Central	6/10 Average	2
Middle Country Central School District	Middle Country Central	6/10 Average	3
Middleburgh Central School District	Middleburgh Central	6/10 Average	4
Milford Central School District	Milford Central	6/10 Average	1
Millbrook Central School District	Millbrook Central	6/10 Average	2
Miller Place Union Free School District	Miller Place Union Free	6/10 Average	2
Mineola Union Free School District	Mineola Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Minerva Central School District	Minerva Central	6/10 Average	2
Minisink Valley Central School District	Minisink Valley Central	6/10 Average	8
Monroe-Woodbury Central School District	Monroe-Woodbury Central	6/10 Average	6
Montauk Union Free School District	Montauk Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Monticello Central School District	Monticello Central	6/10 Average	11
Moravia Central School District	Moravia Central	6/10 Average	2
Moriah Central School District	Moriah Central	6/10 Average	5
Morris Central School District	Morris Central	6/10 Average	3
Morristown Central School District	Morristown Central	6/10 Average	3
Morrisville-Eaton Central School District	Morrisville-Eaton Central	6/10 Average	5
Mount Markham Central School District	Mount Markham Central	6/10 Average	5
Mount Pleasant Central School District	Mount Pleasant Central	6/10 Average	2
Mount Sinai Union Free School District	Mount Sinai Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Mount Vernon School District	Mount Vernon	6/10 Average	3
Nanuet Union Free School District	Nanuet Union Free	6/10 Average	1
New Hartford Central School District	New Hartford Central	6/10 Average	1
New Lebanon Central School District	New Lebanon Central	6/10 Average	6
New Paltz Central School District	New Paltz Central	6/10 Average	2
New Rochelle City School District	New Rochelle	6/10 Average	3
New Suffolk Common School District	New Suffolk Common	6/10 Average	1
New York City Department Of Education	New York	6/10 Average	190
New York Mills Union Free School District	New York Mills Union Free	6/10 Average	2
Newark Valley Central School District	Newark Valley Central	6/10 Average	2
Newburgh City School District	Newburgh	6/10 Average	1
Newcomb Central School District	Newcomb Central	6/10 Average	1
Niskayuna Central School District	Niskayuna Central	6/10 Average	2
North Babylon Union Free School District	North Babylon Union Free	6/10 Average	1
North Colonie Central School District	North Colonie Central	6/10 Average	4
North Rose-Wolcott Central School District	North Rose-Wolcott Central	6/10 Average	1
North Salem Central School District	North Salem Central	6/10 Average	2
North Shore Central School District	North Shore Central	6/10 Average	3
North Syracuse Central School District	North Syracuse Central	6/10 Average	4
North Warren Central School District	North Warren Central	6/10 Average	4
Northeast Central School District	Northeast Central	6/10 Average	3
Northeastern Clinton Central School District	Northeastern Clinton Central	6/10 Average	4
Northern Adirondack Central School District	Northern Adirondack Central	6/10 Average	7
Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	Northport-East Northport Union Free	6/10 Average	2
Northville Central School District	Northville Central	6/10 Average	1
Norwood-Norfolk Central School District	Norwood-Norfolk Central	6/10 Average	3
Nyack Union Free School District	Nyack Union Free	6/10 Average	2
Oceanside Union Free School District	Oceanside Union Free	6/10 Average	1
Oneida City School District	Oneida	6/10 Average	4
Oneonta City School District	Oneonta	6/10 Average	1
Onondaga Central School District	Onondaga Central	6/10 Average	1
Onteora Central School District	Onteora Central	6/10 Average	16

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School Districts in New York

New York is home to 460 public school districts serving approximately 2,700,000 students across 1,398+ zip codes. The average district rating statewide is 6/10, based on NCES 2024–2025 data covering enrollment, per-pupil spending, school counts, and grade spans.

Top-rated districts in New York include Chappaqua Central School District, Scarsdale Union Free School District, Byram Hills Central School District, and 2 more top-rated districts. Use the table above to sort and compare all districts, or click any district name to view its full profile including assigned schools, enrollment trends, and spending data.

Finding Your District in New York

School district boundaries in New York are determined by your residential address, not just your city or zip code. In some areas, a single zip code spans multiple districts, or a district may serve students across several zip codes. The most reliable way to confirm your district is to enter your exact zip code in the search tool above.

Why School Districts Matter for Homebuyers

In New York, as across the country, school district quality is one of the top three factors homebuyers cite when choosing a neighborhood. Homes in higher-rated districts often command a premium of 5–25% compared to similar homes in adjacent districts. Whether you're buying, renting, or planning a move, understanding which school district serves your address is an essential first step.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many school districts are in New York? ▼

New York has 460 public school districts covering 1,398+ zip codes and serving an estimated 2,700,000 students. The statewide average district rating is 6/10 based on NCES 2024–2025 data.

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Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box above to instantly find your New York school district, including ratings, per-pupil spending, enrollment, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.

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