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, United States. The district serves the City of Beacon and parts of the Town of Fishkill and

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; it is one of 57 small city school districts in New York State. The district is composed of four elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, an administration building, and a transportation facility. It has a student enrollment of 2723 students as of 2019-20. Its elementary school serves provide pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, its middle school serves 6-8th grade and the high school serves 9-12th grade.

Schools

Elementary schools

Rombout Middle School

Rombout Middle School is located at 84 Matteawan Road, Beacon, New York, 12508. It offers volleyball, baseball, basketball, football, and a variety of clubs.

High schools

Former Beacon High School

The old Beacon High School was shut down in order to make a proper transition 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 which defaulted on the mortgage in 2006. The school has since been resold to an art partnership in an all-cash deal.

New Beacon High School campus

The new Beacon High School is located at 101 Matteawan Road, Beacon, New York 12508. It was finished in 2001 and opened in 2002. The school educated 900 students as of 2019-2020. Beacon High School has several wings and features such amenities as an indoor swimming pool, and the largest theater north of North Rockland and south of Albany. The new Beacon High School competes in Section 1 of the

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Beacon City School District
School districts in New York (state) Beacon, New York Education in Dutchess County, New York 2002 establishments in New York (state)