AuSable Valley Central School District

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Au Sable, Chesterfield, Jay, Black Brook and Wilmington, and parts of Peru and Willsboro.

At a glance

1,087Students enrolled

4Schools

5Towns served

$30,920Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

47%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Au SableChesterfieldJayBlack BrookWilmington

Grades PK–6

KEESEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL364 students · KeesevilleThis district

Grades 7–8

AUSABLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL152 students · ClintonvilleThis district

Grades 9–12

AUSABLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL342 students · ClintonvilleThis district

Grades PK–6

KEESEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL or AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

AUSABLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL152 students · ClintonvilleThis district

Grades 9–12

AUSABLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL342 students · ClintonvilleThis district

Grades PK–6

AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL229 students · Au Sable ForksThis district

Grades 7–8

AUSABLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL152 students · ClintonvilleThis district

Grades 9–12

AUSABLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL342 students · ClintonvilleThis district

Grades PK–6

KEESEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL or AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

AUSABLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL152 students · ClintonvilleThis district

Grades 9–12

AUSABLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL342 students · ClintonvilleThis district

Grades PK–6

KEESEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL or AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or AUSABLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressLake Placid Central School District

Grades 12

AUSABLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL or LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NY

Math proficiency36%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts51%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)82%

State average 83.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$30,920

per student each year · 11% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction66%

Support & administration31%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)37%

State52%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,139’20

1,121’21

1,182’22

1,149’23

1,087’24

Students

White · 96%1,043

Black · 2%18

Two or more races · 1%16

Hispanic · 1%9

Asian · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Au Sable3,156 people

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Chesterfield2,492 people

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Jay2,354 people

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Black Brook1,315 people

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Wilmington1,251 people

Also covers small parts of Peru and Willsboro.

Schools4 in district

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KEESEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 364 students · Keeseville

C-Public 📚

AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 229 students · Au Sable Forks

C-Public 📚

AUSABLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 152 students · Clintonville

C-Public 🏫

AUSABLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 342 students · Clintonville

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-WestportElizabethtown · Essex · Lewis · $38,152 per student

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Saranac Central School DistrictPlattsburgh · Saranac · Schuyler Falls · $25,078 per student

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Champlain Valley Supervisory DistrictCharlotte · Shelburne

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Champlain Valley Unified School DistrictCharlotte · Shelburne · $25,896 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.