Port Chester Public Schools , officially known as the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District , is a school district headquartered in Port Chester, New York .
21-698: The district is located within portions of the Town of Rye . All of Port Chester is in the district. About 30% of the village of Rye Brook is in the district, and the remainder is in the Blind Brook School District . As of October 2014, the district had 4,517 students. The district has four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Secondary schools: Port Chester High School houses grades 9–12, with 1,576 students in 2015–2016. The students in Port Chester High School select from
42-415: A comprehensive middle-school focused transition program from grade 5 to grade 6 and again from grade 8 to grade 9. Port Chester has four elementary schools. Each school serves students in grade K-5 with a total elementary population of 2,160 students in 2014–2015. The district has full day Kindergarten. Students are assigned to elementary schools by neighborhood zones. Rye (town), New York Rye
63-461: A female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.31. 23.5% of the town's population was under the age of 18, 8.5% were from 18 to 24, 33.3% were from 25 to 44, 20.7% were from 45 to 64, and 14.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age
84-716: A full interscholastic boys and girls sports program at the modified, junior and varsity levels. Port Chester High School's Marching Band has appeared in the movies Spider-Man 3 and Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film) and has performed in the 2003 Orange Bowl as well as the Disney World Festival of Lights. The band also participated in the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. A National Blue ribbon School of Excellence serving about 1,000 students in grades 6–8 in 2014–2015, where students are organized into “teams” each with its own team of faculty members. PCMS offers foreign language instruction, physical science instruction taught in
105-531: A range of options including honors, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses, a full complement of academic, art and music courses, and a broad range of extracurricular activities. Over 95% of graduates are college bound each year. Co-Curricular and Athletic Activities: A range of clubs is available and is designed to meet students’ school-related interests and needs, including art, choir, theater, journalism, and student government. About one-third of students participate in at least one sport through
126-587: Is a town in Westchester County , New York , United States . The population was 49,613 at the 2020 United States census over 45,928 at the 2010 census. It is a separate municipality from the city of Rye . The Town of Rye contains two villages – Port Chester and Rye Brook – and the Rye Neck section of the village of Mamaroneck (the remainder of the village of Mamaroneck is in the town of Mamaroneck ). Port Chester , Rye Brook and Rye Neck comprise
147-781: The Byram River , whose residents considered themselves part of Connecticut. In exchange, New York received an equivalent area consisting of a 1.81-mile-wide (2.91 km) strip of land known as the "Oblong" running northwards from Ridgefield, Connecticut to the Massachusetts border, alongside the New York counties of Westchester , Putnam , and Dutchess . New York was also given undisputed claim to Rye, New York . 41°07′01″N 73°29′56″W / 41.117°N 73.499°W / 41.117; -73.499 ( Connecticut Pandhandle ) This Connecticut state location article
168-638: The poverty line , including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over. The Town of Rye operates two parks. Connecticut Panhandle The Connecticut panhandle is the southwestern appendage of Connecticut , where it abuts New York State . It is contained entirely in Fairfield County and the Western Connecticut Planning Region , and includes all of Greenwich , Stamford , New Canaan , and Darien , as well as parts of Norwalk and Wilton . It has some of
189-704: The Indians in the area that month. In 1666, Budd purchased yet another large parcel. By this time, other colonists had grown concerned at the size of Budd's holdings, and Budd's willingness to "settle people upon it", which they regarded as "extreamely prejuditial to the towne" of Rye. On October 2, 1668, nine inhabitants of Rye, apparently led by Peter Disbrow, petitioned the governor in Hartford to force Budd to sell some of his holdings to them. The petition failed, and Budd continued selling tracts to new settlers, as did his descendants. One such sale, in 1745, of 150 acres (0.61 km )
210-618: The Indians to Peter Disbrow on May 22, 1661. That year the four men were joined by John Budd, an original settler of Long Island (Southold) and, previously, New Haven . The four men bought additional lands from the Indians on June 2, 1662. The four men are regarded as the founders of Rye. Another settler, John Horton, purchased some additional lands. By 1662, the town of Hastings had 12 proprietors: Thomas Studwell, John Brondig, William Odell, Thomas Applebe, Philip Galpin, Richard Fowler, William Odell, Peter Disbrow, John Coe, Samuel Allen, Thomas Studwell and John Budd. A neighboring town named Hastings
231-562: The Saw Pit area, known today as Port Chester. Original roads, including the Post Road, King Street, and Grace Church Street, are some of the oldest roads, then carriage paths, that led residents in and out of the area. The Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach , added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, is located in city of Rye but is accessible for residents of
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#1732868596318252-511: The entire area of the town of Rye. The town of Rye has its original roots on Manursing Island. On June 29, 1660, three settlers living in "Grenege" (now known as Greenwich , Connecticut ), Thomas Studwell, John Coe, and Peter Disbrow, purchased Manursing Island (called Menussing by the Indians) from the Mohegan Indians . A tract of land lying between the Byram River and Blind Brook was sold by
273-666: The most expensive residential real estate in the United States . The irregularity in the boundary is the result of territorial disputes in the late 17th century between the British colonies of New York and Connecticut. In an agreement on November 28, 1683, that established the New York–Connecticut border as 20 miles (32 km) east of the Hudson River, New York gave up its claim to this area of 61,660 acres (249.5 km ) east of
294-399: The north and northeast). Rye Town is not to be mistaken with Rye City. As of the census of 2000, there were 43,880 people, 15,389 households, and 10,818 families residing in the town. The population density was 6,298.5 inhabitants per square mile (2,431.9/km ). There were 15,813 housing units at an average density of 2,269.8 units per square mile (876.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of
315-538: The protection of Connecticut. Connecticut formally ceded Rye to New York in 1683 as part of a boundary agreement, cementing the Connecticut Panhandle . John Budd, who in 1663 was selected by the colonists to be its representative to the government of Connecticut, had purchased a large portion of land west of Blind Brook, an area called Apawquammis by the Indians, for the sum of eighty pounds sterling on November 8, 1661, one of three major land purchases by Budd from
336-534: The school's Planetarium, hands-on experimental science courses and accelerated English, math and science strands for gifted students. The school has a bi-annual exchange program with a middle school near Madrid, Spain. Character education and community service projects play a significant role in the life of students. Extracurricular activities include sports teams, band, orchestra, choral groups, drama, astronomy and other clubs and groups. An after school program provides enrichment and academic support. Port Chester has
357-492: The town and its villages. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 7.3 square miles (19 km ), of which 6.9 square miles (18 km ) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km ), or 5.81%, is water. The town of Rye consists of two discontiguous portions. The City of Rye separates the village of Mamaroneck (to the southwest) from the villages of Port Chester and Rye Brook (to
378-416: The town was 71.30% White , 5.14% Black or African American , 0.35% Native American , 2.88% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 15.41% from other races , and 4.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.51% of the population. There were 15,389 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 11.4% had
399-406: Was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 56,675, and the median income for a family was $ 65,342. Males had a median income of $ 42,868 versus $ 36,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 28,948. About 6.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below
420-476: Was from another John Budd, a grandson of the founder, to Peter Jay, father of John Jay , subsequently the president of the Continental Congress , co-author with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison of The Federalist Papers , and Chief Justice of the United States, among other major distinctions. The town grew and developed Poningo Neck, the current business district of the city of Rye , and finally
441-483: Was merged into Rye in the 1660s, no later than 1666, as a 1666 sale of house by John Budd to a George Kniffen of Stratford for 37 pounds, ten shillings, was noted as having been conducted "by agreement of the men of Hastings, now called Rye." (Rye and Hastings are adjacent towns in East Sussex, England.) Connecticut and New York both claimed the area, but in these early days, the colonists considered themselves to be under
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