The City School District of New Rochelle is a

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located in

New Rochelle, New York New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state of ...

. New Rochelle has one of the most extensive educational systems in

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, comprising a

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, two

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s, six

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s, and one pre-k through second grade Early Childhood Center. The district enrollment is 10,584 students in 10 schools in grades Pre-K through 12th grade. The annual budget was $210,748,000 in 2007, with a per-pupil expenditure of $19,017.Facts and Figures About the City School District of New Rochelle 2007
, City School District of New Rochelle Schools in the district have received the Blue Ribbon Award from the

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on multiple occasions, including in 1983, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1998. New Rochelle has also been named one of the "Best 100 Communities for Music Education" in the nation by the American Music Conference. In 2007 the Westchester Arts Council presented the district with its "Arts Award for Education" in recognition of the City and school district’s extraordinary commitment to the arts.

History

New Rochelle was the scene of the first court-ordered

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case in " the North" when the

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decided in 1962 that its Lincoln School boundaries had been intentionally drawn to create segregated elementary school districts. Lincoln School was closed and demolished in 1965, with students of that district allowed to attend other elementary schools in the city. The school district is known for its diversity, and the high school honors civil rights leader

Whitney Young Whitney Moore Young Jr. (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an American civil rights leader. Trained as a social worker, he spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States and turning the National Urban ...

in the name of its auditorium and civil rights martyr

Michael Schwerner Michael Henry Schwerner (November 6, 1939 – June 21, 1964), was one of three Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) field workers killed in rural Neshoba County, Mississippi, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Schwerner and two co-workers, James Chan ...

in the name of its library. In May 1968, New Rochelle High School was partially destroyed by a fire set by a disturbed student. The fire occurred early in the morning and there were no fatalities. The facade of the school remained intact, allowing builders to construct a new building behind the original exterior. Brian Osborne became superintendent in 2014. He left the position in 2018.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni sorted by graduation date. *

Edward A. Batchelor Edward Armistead Batchelor, Sr. (September 1883 – July 1968), also known as "Batch" and "E.A.", was an American sportswriter and editor for ''The Providence Journal'', the ''Detroit Free Press'', and ''The Detroit News''. He was one of the char ...

(Unknown graduation date), sportswriter and charter member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America *

Elia Kazan Elia Kazan (; born Elias Kazantzoglou ( el, Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου); September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one o ...

1926 -

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-winning director * James Gregory 1930 - stage, screen and TV actor *

Marion West Higgins Marion West Higgins (January 9, 1915 – December 24, 1991) was an American Republican Party politician who served as the first female Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly. She was only the third woman (after Minnie D. Craig of North D ...

1932 - first female

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of the New Jersey General Assembly *

Henry Heimlich Henry Judah Heimlich (February 3, 1920 – December 17, 2016) was an American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher. He is widely credited as the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking, first ...

1937 - inventor of the Heimlich Maneuver *

Gloria Oden Gloria Catherine Oden (October 30, 1923 – December 16, 2011) was an American poet, editor and retired professor of English. She was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for ''Resurrections'', a collection of poems that responded to the unso ...

1939 - African American poet * Don Hewitt 1940 - producer of ''

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'' *

Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. Jerome Kohlberg Jr. (July 10, 1925 – July 30, 2015) was an American businessman and investor. He was an early pioneer in the private equity and leveraged buyout industries founding private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and later Koh ...

1943 - billionaire, and co-founder of

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firms

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and Kohlberg & Co. * Lou Jones 1950 - Olympic gold medalist * Louis Rukeyser 1950 - TV personality, economic commentator *

Jesse Arnelle Hugh Jesse Arnelle (December 30, 1933 – October 21, 2020) was an American basketball player and attorney. Athletics Born in New Rochelle, New York, Arnelle played football and basketball for Penn State University. He led the basketball team ...

1950 - football and basketball player at

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University *

Leslie H. Gelb Leslie Howard "Les" Gelb (March 4, 1937 – August 31, 2019) was an American academic, correspondent and columnist for ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New ...

1955 - President of the

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* Harry Macklowe 1955 - Chairman and CEO of Macklowe Properties Real Estate Investment *

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1957 - journalist *

Johnny Counts Johnny E. Counts, Jr. (February 28, 1939 – February 21, 2004) was a professional football player and running back in the NFL and the Canadian Football League (CFL). Education and career Counts was an All-County running back at New Rochelle Hi ...

1958 - played professional football for the

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Drew S. Days, III Drew Saunders Days III (August 29, 1941 – November 15, 2020) was an American legal scholar who served as Solicitor General of the United States from 1993 to 1996 under President Bill Clinton. He also served as the first African American Assistan ...

1959 - Solicitor General of the United States, Professor of Law at

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Lawrence M. Small Lawrence M. Small was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the 11th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Background Small grew up in suburban New Rochelle, New York. He graduated from N ...

1959 - 11th Secretary of the

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1961 - actor - John Shaft * Barrie M. Osborne 1962 - 2004 Academy Award-winning film producer (''Lord of the Rings'') * Claude "Butch" Harmon, Jr. 1962 - golf professional and former coach of

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1963 - journalist *

Russell T. Lewis Russell T. Lewis (born c. 1947) was CEO of The New York Times Company from 1997 to December 26, 2004. Lewis graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1965 and received a B.A. from Stony Brook University in 1969 while working as a copy boy for ''T ...

1965 - CEO of

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* George Starke 1966 - Washington Redskins - Tackle - "Head Hog" *

Alan Menken Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer, best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores and songs for ''The Little Mermaid'' (1989), ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991), ''A ...

1967 - composer, lyricist *

Jeralyn Merritt Jeralyn Elise Merritt (born September 28, 1949) is an American criminal defense attorney in private practice in Denver, Colorado, since 1974. She served as one of the trial lawyers for Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing case in 1996 ...

1967 - criminal defense attorney, legal analyst, blogger * Guy Davis 1970 - musician, son of actors Ossie Davis and

Ruby Dee Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of ''A Raisin in the Sun'' (19 ...

Gloria Borger Gloria Anne Borger (born September 22, 1952) is an American political pundit, journalist, and columnist. Borger is the chief political analyst at CNN. Since joining CNN in 2007, she has appeared on a variety of their shows, including '' The Situ ...

1970 - CBS special correspondent *

Christopher Edley, Jr. Christopher Fairfield Edley Jr. (born January 13, 1953) was the Dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law from 2004 to 2013. He serves as President of the Opportunity Institute, an organization he co-founded with Hillary Clinto ...

1970 - Dean of

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School of Law (

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) * Michael Kaiser 1971 - President of the

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Glynnis O'Connor Glynnis O'Connor (born November 19, 1956) is an American actress of television, film, radio, and theater. She first gained wide attention in the mid-1970s with leading roles in the television version of ''Our Town'' and in the short-lived series ...

1973 - actress *

Rachel Vail Rachel Vail (born July 25, 1966) is an American author of children's and young adult books. Life She was born in Manhattan, grew up in New Rochelle, New York, and is a graduate of Georgetown University. Her debut novel ''Wonder'' won an Edito ...

1984 - children's author *

Clifford J. Levy Clifford J. Levy (born June 15, 1967 in New Rochelle, New York) is deputy publisher of two Times company publications, the Wirecutter and The Athletic. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and considered one of the main architects of the digita ...

1985 -

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-winning journalist *

Craig Carton Craig Harris Carton (born January 31, 1969) is an American radio and television personality. He is the co-host of the ''Carton and Roberts'' sports radio program on WFAN (AM) in New York City, and is seen nationally on Fox Sports 1 as host of '' ...

1987 - sports radio personality * Devon Hughes 1990 - professional wrestler known as "Brother Devon" (formerly known as "D-Von Dudley") * Cristina Teuscher 1996 - Olympic gold medalist swimmer *

Jennifer Hyman Jennifer Hyman is the CEO and co-founder of Rent the Runway, a company focused on the renting of high-end clothing and accessories. Early life and education Jennifer Hyman grew up in New Rochelle, New York, and attended New Rochelle High School ...

1998 - entrepreneur *

Tom Koehler Thomas R. Koehler (born June 29, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Koehler played college baseball at Stony Brook University for the Stony Brook Seawolves and was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 18th round of the 200 ...

2004 -

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Pitcher *

Courtney Greene Courtney Greene (born November 23, 1986 in New Rochelle, New York) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2009 NFL Draft and played three seasons for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college footb ...

2005 - Jacksonville Jaguars

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* Ray Rice 2005 -

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Running back. Reserve on 2009 AFC Pro Bowl team. Super Bowl XLVII champion *

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- US National Soccer Team

Schools

High schools

* New Rochelle High School * St. Gabriel's Alternative Campus High School (until 2020) * In 2022, a new space for the Alternative Campus High School was opened in May 2022 at 140 Huguenot Street, on the campus of Monroe College in New Rochelle. 61 students are currently enrolled there.

Middle schools

* Albert Leonard Middle School - students from Daniel Webster Elementary School, George M. Davis Elementary School, and William B. Ward Elementary School * Isaac E. Young Middle School - students from Columbus Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, and Trinity Elementary School

Elementary schools

* Jefferson Elementary School * George M. Davis Elementary School * Trinity Elementary School * William B. Ward Elementary School * Daniel Webster Elementary School - offers a

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magnet program * Columbus Elementary School - offers a Science, Math and Technology magnet program * Henry Barnard Early Childhood Center - offers a magnet program for

pre-kindergarten Pre-kindergarten (also called Pre-K or PK) is a voluntary classroom-based preschool program for children below the age of five in the United States, Canada, Turkey and Greece (when kindergarten starts). It may be delivered through a preschool ...

through

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students, following the Reggio Emilia approach, and houses the district's Pre-School Speech Language Learning Center. Enrollment was 622 students in 2005-2006.National Center for Educational Statistics
accessed September 29, 2008

References

External links

City School District of New Rochelle

New Rochelle High School Fire of 1968
(relates the story of the fire and its consequences with both text and an extensive collection of historic photographs) {{DEFAULTSORT:City School District of New Rochelle Education in New Rochelle, New York New Rochelle New Rochelle