of Yorktown and Cortlandt. The District has three schools, all located in Croton-on-Hudson: Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School, Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School, and Croton-Harmon High School, over 100 teachers and serves approximately 1,350 students, as of 2002. Approximately 75% of its student body lives in Croton-on-Hudson. PAGE 53 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Table 3.17: Enrollment in Croton-Harmon UFSD Schools Public Schools Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School Croton-Harmon High School Grades K-5 6-8 9-12 Enrollment 1990 - 2000 716 278 357 Capacity 602 292 424 Percent of Capacity 119% 95% 84% Source: Croton-Harmon UFSD Long Range Planning Study, April 2000 Update The District’s student population has been growing steadily. According to a planning study by the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), District enrollment will increase by approximately 230 students – 17 percent – in the coming years. The demographics wave will crest at different times in the three District schools: Carrie E. Tompkins’ enrollment is expected to peak in 2002 at 753, Pierre Van Cortlandt’s in 2005 at 373, and CrotonHarmon High School in 2009 at 504. Based on class-size recommendations issued by BOCES, Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School will need eight to ten additional classrooms to accommodate this increase, in addition to increased space for administrative services. The elementary school is already operating above capacity; the school uses hallways, a stage, and a prefab annex for classroom space. Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School and Croton-Harmon High School have more available capacity. However, according to BOCES, Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School is expected to need at least three additional classrooms, as well as enhancements to its cafeteria, athletic, and music facilities, while Croton-Harmon High School will need four new classrooms. A total of 155 students from within the District, or 10 percent of the total, attended non-public schools in 1999-2000. The percentage attending non-public schools has varied between 8 and 11 percent over the last decade. Hendrick Hudson School District (HHSD) The northern-most tip of Croton-on-Hudson is served by the Hendrick Hudson School District. The HHSD has almost 2,800 students, from the municipalities of Montrose, Verplank and Buchanan as well as parts of the City of Peekskill and Cortlandt Manor. As of the 2000-2001 school year, only 85 students, or 3 percent of HHSD’s student body, lived in Croton-on-Hudson. A total of 152 students in the HHSD, or 5.4 percent, attend non-public schools. PAGE 54 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Table 3.18: Enrollment in Hendrick Hudson School District Public School Grades Enrollment Capacity % of 1999-2000 Capacity Buchanan-Verplank Elementary School Frank G. Lindsay Elementary School Furnace Woods Elementary School Blue Mountain Middle School Hendrik Hudson High School K-5 K-5 K-5 6-8 9-12 449 556 371 673 729 552 648 480 984 900 81 86 77 68 81 Source: Hendrick-Hudson School District The HHSD student population is beginning to stabilize after a period of growth in the early 1990s. The increase in population will reach the high school by 2005, when it is expected to grow to approximately 920 students. To accommodate the increase in population, the district undertook several school expansions: Blue Mountain Middle School completed an expansion project in early 2001 and the construction of additional classrooms and science labs is expected to begin at the high school is 2002. e. Cultural Resources and Programs Historic Resources The Village has several properties which have been listed on the National and Westchester County registers of historic properties. Van Cortlandt Manor. A National Historic Landmark, the Van Cortlandt Manor is situated at the southern end of the Village, just east of South Riverside Avenue along the Croton River. The Manor th was developed in the 18 century on lands owned by the Van Cortlandt family, a prominent merchant and political family who played a significant role in the development of colonial New York. th The Manor buildings include the stone manor house, an 18 century tavern and a reconstructed tenant dwelling. The Manor once encompassed over 2,400 acres but almost all of this land was sold or divided among family heirs over the years. Today, the Manor is open to the public as a working estate and museum, on five acres of land. It is owned and operated by Historic Hudson Valley, an organization devoted to historic preservation in the Hudson River Valley. Croton North Railroad Station. The Croton North Station, constructed in the 1890s, is located on the west side of Route 9 south of Brook Street. The Station served as the second MetroNorth railroad stop in Croton-on-Hudson until the mid-1900s. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. PAGE 55 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 126 Old Post Road North. 126 Old Post Road was built in 1905 in the English Cotswald style. The fieldstone house was built from the same stone used in the