The district's students come from Port Jervis and sections of Deerpark,[2] including Sparrow Bush, in Orange County.

[7] On July 19, 2022, Port Jervis City School District held a meeting where it named John Bell the new superintendent.

Previously, Bell had served as the superintendent of the nearby Delaware Valley School District from 2012 to 2022.

[14] As a result, the Port Jervis District was projected to lose $1,800,000 by 2018 towards lost tuition fees that were previously paid by Montague Township.

The Port Jervis district planned to spread the impact of the tuition loss across several fiscal years.