Saranac Central School District

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

Public schools for Plattsburgh, Schuyler Falls, Saranac, Dannemora and Dannemora, and parts of Beekmantown and Black Brook.

At a glance

1,546Students enrolled

4Schools

5Towns served

$25,078Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

39%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Schuyler FallsSaranacDannemoraDannemora

Grades PK–5

MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL358 students · MorrisonvilleThis district

Grades 6–8

PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL or SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressPeru Central School District

Grades 9–12

PERU HIGH SCHOOL or SARANAC HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressPeru Central School District

Grades PK–5

SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL359 students · SaranacThis district

Grades 6–8

SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL361 students · SaranacThis district

Grades 9–12

SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL468 students · SaranacThis district

Grades PK–5

NORTHERN ADIRONDACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressNorthern Adirondack Central School District

Grades 6–12

NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL or SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressNorthern Adirondack Central School District

Grades 12

SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL or NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL361 students · SaranacThis district

Grades 9–12

SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL468 students · SaranacThis 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 proficiency43%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts56%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

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

$25,078

per student each year · 28% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction68%

Support & administration30%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)33%

State59%

Federal8%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,482’20

1,510’21

1,494’22

1,544’23

1,546’24

Students

White · 95%1,463

Two or more races · 3%46

Hispanic · 2%25

Asian · 0%3

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

Black · 0%3

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

Towns served

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Plattsburgh11,830 people

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Schuyler Falls4,851 people

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Saranac3,822 people

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Dannemora3,307 people · Grades PK–5 at NORTHERN ADIRONDACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and others

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Dannemora2,684 people

Also covers small parts of Beekmantown and Black Brook.

Schools4 in district

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SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 359 students · Saranac

C+Public 📚

MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 358 students · Morrisonville

CPublic 📚

SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 361 students · Saranac

CPublic 🏫

SARANAC HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 468 students · Saranac

APublic

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

Nearby districts

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Grand Isle Supervisory UnionGrand Isle · Isle La Motte · North Hero + 1 more

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AuSable Valley Central School DistrictAu Sable · Jay · Wilmington · $30,920 per student

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Champlain Islands Unified Union School District 66Grand Isle · Isle La Motte · North Hero · $18,198 per student

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Chateaugay Central School DistrictBellmont · $27,202 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.