SCHOOLS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY

The Hudson Valley region offers excellent public school systems and many private school options. The public school districts often encompass several towns and students in these rural areas travel to and from school on buses. When looking to purchase property in a specific school district it is wise to check the actual tax map for the school district and not merely rely on the town name. Columbia County has five public school districts: Hudson, Taconic Hills, Chatham, Germantown, and New Lebanon. Greene County has six public school districts: Cairo-Durham, Catskill, Coxsackie-Athens, Greenville, Hunter-Tannersville, and Windham-Ashland-Jewett. There are thirteen public school districts in Dutchess County.

Property taxes are affected by a school district size and budget. A Comprehensive Information Report on each New York State public school district by county is available online at http://emsc33.nysed.gov/repcrdfall2003/links/nycounty.html

Other sources for information about schools include schoolmatch.com and schoolinformation.com The New York State Education Department website also offers information on private schools, charter schools and home schooling.