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Pine Plains Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Stanford, Milan, Pine Plains, Gallatin and Ancram, and parts of Clinton, Livingston, North East and Clermont.

Stanford’s School Grade B− better than 47% of New York school districts

Students
780
Schools
3
Spent per student
$41,085
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$2.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pine Plains Central School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of New York districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 19% more per student than the NY average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.5M, about $3,212 per student
  • Only 73% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Stanford 3,703BMilan 2,328B−Pine Plains 2,307B−Gallatin 1,616C+Ancram 1,413

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Stanford. Grade by grade →

PK–1Cold Spring Early Learning CenterThis district
2–5Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning CenterThis district
6–12Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 46.5% · 327 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 48.9% · 314 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 77 in the class

73% 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
$41,085 per student · 19% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 24%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
869’20
866’21
826’22
802’23
780’24

Down 10.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Cold Spring Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Stanfordville
144 students10:1
Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Pine Plains
C+
210 students9:1
Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Pine Plains
A−
426 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hudson City School DistrictClaverack, Greenport, Taghkanic
$31,878per student
Taconic Hills Central School DistrictClaverack, Copake, Taghkanic
$33,424per student
Germantown Central School DistrictGermantown
$33,251per student
Hyde Park Central School DistrictHyde Park, Pleasant Valley
$30,782per 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.