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==Education== Most students go to private religious schools; in 2021 there were about 12,000 students attending them.<ref name=McKennafederal>{{cite web|last=McKenna|first=Chris|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/2021/03/23/tiny-kiryas-joel-school-district-gets-60-m-federal-pandemic-relief/4796140001/|title=Why tiny Kiryas Joel School District stands to get $60 million in federal pandemic funding|newspaper=[[The Journal News]]|date=March 23, 2021|accessdate=December 5, 2021}}</ref> In 2020, the area had nearly two dozen such schools.<ref>{{cite web|last=McKenna|first=Chris|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/2020/10/16/lawsuit-seeks-closure-kiryas-joel-school-accused-flouting-orders/3681721001/|title=State, county health commissioners sue KJ school to comply with closure orders|newspaper=[[The Journal News]]|date=October 16, 2020|accessdate=December 5, 2021}}</ref> In 1994 Kiryas Joel had 5,000 children in the K-12 level with the majority going to private yeshivas and about 200 going to the public special education school.<ref name=BergerNYT1994>{{cite web|last=Berger|first=Joseph|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/28/us/supreme-court-school-ruling-leaves-anxiety-among-parents-but-perhaps-little.html|title=THE SUPREME COURT: THE SCHOOL; Ruling Leaves Anxiety Among Parents But Perhaps Little Change for Students|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 28, 1994|accessdate=December 6, 2021}}</ref> The public [[Kiryas Joel School District]] has a school for [[special education]] students.<ref name=McKennafederal/> Before 1985, special education students were taught by public school teachers in separate classes within yeshivas, and between 1985 and 1989 special education students were taught in [[Monroe–Woodbury Central School District]] facilities.<ref name=BergerNYT1995>{{cite web|last=Berger|first=Joseph|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/09/nyregion/court-affirms-public-school-for-hasidim.html|title=Court Affirms Public School For Hasidim|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 9, 1995|accessdate=December 5, 2021}}</ref> In 2022–2023, the school district had a public school enrollment of 165 students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KIRYAS JOEL VILLAGE UFSD {{!}} NYSED Data Site |url=https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000040287 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=data.nysed.gov}}</ref>
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