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Beekmantown Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Plattsburgh, Beekmantown and Chazy, and parts of Altona.

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

Students
2,010
Schools
4
Spent per student
$26,655
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$7.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Beekmantown Central School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 32% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.8M, about $3,863 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 32% 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 11,748CBeekmantown 5,396B−Chazy 4,035

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Plattsburgh. Grade by grade →

PK–5Cumberland Head Elementary SchoolThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 46.5% · 847 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 48.9% · 824 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 144 in the class

81% 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
$26,655 per student · 23% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 70%Support & administration 27%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 55%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,017’20
2,004’21
2,025’22
2,049’23
2,010’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <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.

Cumberland Head Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plattsburgh
B
515 students11:1
Beekmantown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Chazy
C
479 students12:1
Beekmantown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Chazy
C
459 students11:1
Beekmantown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Chazy
B+
557 students11:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Grand Isle Supervisory UnionGrand Isle, Isle La Motte, North Hero
Champlain Islands Unified Union School District 66Grand Isle, Isle La Motte, North Hero
$18,198per student
Saranac Central School DistrictDannemora, Saranac, Schuyler Falls
$25,078per student
Northern Adirondack Central School DistrictDannemora, Ellenburg
$30,011per 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.