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Saranac Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Plattsburgh, Schuyler Falls, Saranac, Dannemora and Dannemora, and parts of Beekmantown and Black Brook.

Plattsburgh’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of New York school districts

Students
1,546
Schools
4
Spent per student
$25,078
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$16.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Saranac Central School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 28% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $16.4M, about $10,634 per student
  • Only 79% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
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+Plattsburgh 11,748C+Schuyler Falls 4,955CSaranac 3,791CDannemora 3,291CDannemora 2,562

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Plattsburgh. Grade by grade →

PK–5Cumberland Head Elementary SchoolBeekmantown Central School District
6–83 middle schoolsBeekmantown Central School District
9–123 high schoolsBeekmantown Central School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 46.5% · 615 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 48.9% · 595 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 94 in the class

79% 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
$25,078 per student · 28% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 30%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 59%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,482’20
1,510’21
1,494’22
1,544’23
1,546’24

Up 4.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Saranac Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saranac
C
359 students12:1
Morrisonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morrisonville
C−
358 students12:1
Saranac Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saranac
C
361 students11:1
Saranac High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saranac
A−
468 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Northern Adirondack Central School DistrictAltona, Bellmont, Ellenburg
$30,011per student
Peru Central School DistrictAu Sable, Peru
$28,829per student
Grand Isle Supervisory UnionGrand Isle, Isle La Motte, North Hero
AuSable Valley Central School DistrictAu Sable, Jay, Wilmington
$30,920per 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.