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C+

Plattsburgh City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Plattsburgh.

Plattsburgh’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of New York school districts

Students
1,812
Schools
5
Spent per student
$27,962
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Debt
$13.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Plattsburgh City School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the NY average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13.7M, about $7,580 per student
  • Only 61% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Plattsburgh 19,744

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Plattsburgh. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Stafford Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Plattsburgh Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 46.5% · 550 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 48.9% · 491 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 179 in the class

61% 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
$27,962 per student · 19% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 30%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 46%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,778’20
1,753’21
1,711’22
1,772’23
1,812’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Black 8%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Arthur P Momot Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plattsburgh
D
388 students9:1
Thomas E Glasgow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Plattsburgh
248 students11:1
Oak Street School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Plattsburgh
C−
218 students10:1
Stafford Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Plattsburgh
C−
392 students8:1
Plattsburgh Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Plattsburgh
A
566 students10:1

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.