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AuSable Valley Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Au Sable, Jay, Chesterfield, Black Brook and Wilmington, and parts of Peru and Willsboro.

Au Sable’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of New York school districts

Students
1,087
Schools
4
Spent per student
$30,920
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$6.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about AuSable Valley Central School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.7M, about $6,173 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Au Sable 3,124CJay 2,472CChesterfield 2,402CBlack Brook 1,417C+Wilmington 1,182

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Au Sable. Grade by grade →

PK–6Keeseville Primary SchoolThis district
7–8Ausable Valley Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Ausable Valley High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 46.5% · 582 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 48.9% · 532 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 85 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$30,920 per student · 11% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 52%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,139’20
1,121’21
1,182’22
1,149’23
1,087’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Black 2%Two or more races 1%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Keeseville Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Keeseville
C−
364 students12:1
Ausable Forks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Au Sable Forks
C−
229 students10:1
Ausable Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Clintonville
C−
152 students9:1
Ausable Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clintonville
A−
342 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-WestportElizabethtown, Essex, Lewis
$38,152per student
Saranac Central School DistrictPlattsburgh, Saranac, Schuyler Falls
$25,078per student
Champlain Valley Supervisory DistrictCharlotte, Shelburne
Champlain Valley Unified School DistrictCharlotte, Shelburne
$25,896per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.