Many Voices One Valley

A Survey of the Mid-Hudson Region

Putnam County:
Priorities that Affect Children
The quality of public education for children is important to residents of Putnam County.  Nearly four in ten county households have at least one school age child age five to eighteen.
» Children Statistics


Enrollment (2005)
17,002
Percent White
 88%
Percent African American
 2%
Percent Latino
 8%
Percent Other Race
 2%
Dropout Rate
 1%
Percent Attending College
 93.4%
Percent Regents Diploma
 85%
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 13.5
Expenditures per Pupil
 $15,774
Source: New York State Department of Education

Teachers
Median Salaray (2005)
 $73,690
Percent Permanent
 77%
Percent with Masters Degrees
 28%
Source: New York State Department of Education