Taconic Hills Central School District is located at 73 County Route 11A Craryville, NY. This school district serves the community of Craryville for its education needs for grades K through 12 in Columbia County, New York. Taconic Hills Central School system is located in the middle of the Hudson Valley, with the city of Hudson and the Hudson River to the west, the Massachusetts border to the east, Dutchess County to the south, Rensselaer County and the Capital Region to the north. The school district provides a public school education and a common link for the ten towns that comprise the nearly 250 square miles of rural southeastern Columbia County.

Over the last few years, the Board of Education and Administration have placed increased focus on continuous program improvement and higher standards for students, staff and programs. The district offers a new state-of-the-art facility on a large, sprawling campus. Community expectations for public education have traditionally focused on offering its students a sound, basic education as cost-effectively and efficiently as possible, including an Advanced Placement program.

At present, the county has one city, four incorporated villages and eighteen towns. European settlement of our county began in the late 1600's, with the Hudson River being the main conduit for travel and commerce. The City of Hudson served as a regional trade and manufacturing center for many years, through the mid 1900's. The remainder of Columbia County continues to be mostly rural.