Clarkstown Central School District

DISTRICT PROFILE
Clarkstown Central School District is located in Rockland County, approximately 25 miles northwest of New York City. Consistently rated as one of the top five safest cities in America in the annual Morgan Quitno Safest Cities survey and recently rated seventh in Money Magazines ranking of "Best Places to Live", Clarkstown is an upper middle class suburban community with a population of about 85,000 residents.

CCSD is a large schooldistrict serving more than 9,100 students from a 31 square mile area, Clarkstown prides itself on fostering a small school climate, community involvement and a focus on the individual in its ten elementary schools, three middle schools, two high schools, and K-12 alternative education center. The district offers innovative programs to its students through web based technology such as Science 21, Dreambox, Achieve 3000 and Google for Education. It is also one of the first district’s in Rockland County to create a dedicated task force against Bullying and implement a Bullying Prevention policy. District buildings have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s prestigious EnergyStar, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection which places us in the top 25 percent of commercial facilities in the nation. In addition, the district is a GreenQuest sponsor, offering homeowners a free, personal energy information website to track and evaluate their energy use and environmental impact.

The district works in close partnership with the Clarkstown community, a population that highly values and is exceptionally supportive of public education.