Ramapo Central School District is a school district headquartered in Hillburn, a village in the Town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Suffern; east of Orange County, New York; south of Viola and west of Montebello. It is considered to be one of the more rural communities in Rockland County.
The Ramapo Central School District serves the villages of Airmont, Hillburn, Montebello, Sloatsburg, Suffern (including Viola), and a portion of Monsey.
The 6 villages together have a combined population of 46,926 according to the 2000 census that takes up 20.9 square miles (54 km2) which makes the population density for the area the district serves about 2245.26 people per square mile.
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