Somers Central School District Explained

Somers Central School District is a school district headquartered in Somers, New York.

The district includes most of Somers town, and it has the census-designated places of Heritage Hills, Lincolndale, and Shenorock.[1]

History

Two teenagers in 2016 were charged with vandalizing 40 district school buses that amounted to $29,000[2] . The school district was forced to close schools for a day due to all the slashed tires, shattered windows, and used fire extinguishers.

In 2022, there was controversy in the school district over how racism should be addressed as part of classroom instruction.[3] The superintendent ordered a teacher to halt a segment about racism after some parents sent communications arguing against the lesson.[4]

On June 14th, 2024, the district superintendent, Dr. Raymond Blanch, announced that he was leaving the Somers Central School District for district superintendent of Katonah-Lewisboro[5] by July 15th. This leaves the school district with a vacant superintendent role.

Statistics over time

Currently, the Somers Central School District operates on a large budget totaling $106,228,824 for the 2023-2024 school year.[6] [7]

2018-2025 Data!Year!Proposed Budget ($)!Budget ±%!Votes In Support[8] ! Votes Against!Budget Pass or Fail (Support %)*!# of Enrolled Students[9]
24-25110,810,731[10] 4.311,902774Pass (71.1)N/A
23-24106,228,8245.202,1261,322Pass (61.7)Not Released Yet
22-23100,982,9303.591,049495Pass (67.9)2,600**
21-2297,483,1432.981,266357Pass (78.0)2,709
20-2194,658,2221.053,1261,080Pass (74.3)2,781
19-2093,677,2202.65870303Pass (74.2)2,862
18-1991,257,5003.31751220Pass (77.3)2,948
*Public School Districts in New York State need 60% of voters to support a budget in order for it to pass

**School Budget for 2023-2024 listed the Enrollment in 2022-2023 as 2,649. However, the New York State Department of Education has the number as 2,600.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Westchester County, NY. U.S. Census Bureau. 2023-04-08. - The school district is #27180 on the map.
  2. Web site: Spillane . Matt . 2 teens charged in $29K Somers bus vandalism . 2024-07-10 . The Journal News . en-US.
  3. Web site: Stern. Gary. Conflicts over teaching racism continue in schools; this is what happened in Somers. The Journal News. 2022-11-04. 2023-04-08.
  4. Web site: Somers School District superintendent shuts down lesson on racism after parents' complaints. News 12 Westchester. 2022-11-02. 2023-04-08.
  5. Web site: 2024-07-10 . Our Superintendent - Somers Central School District . 2024-07-10 . web.archive.org.
  6. 2023-2024 Somers Central School District Budget (finalsite.net)
  7. Web site: Budget Archive - Somers Central School District . 2024-07-10 . www.somersschools.org . en-US.
  8. Web site: Statewide School District Budget Voting Results :Office of Educational Management - NYSED . 2024-07-10 . p12.nysed.gov.
  9. Web site: Archive - SOMERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NYSED Data Site . 2024-07-10 . data.nysed.gov.
  10. Web site: Presentations - Somers Central School District . 2024-07-10 . www.somersschools.org . en-US.