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Saranac Lake, NY
Public School Ratings




Saranac Lake Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Saranac Lake Central School District details

Saranac Lake Central School District
79 Canaras Ave
Saranac Lake, NY 12983

1,098 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Saranac Lake Central School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.4% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
45%
49%
51%
33%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bloomingdale School
79 Canaras Ave
Saranac Lake, NY, 12983
KG-05
Petrova Elementary School
79 Canaras Ave
Saranac Lake, NY, 12983
KG-05
Saranac Lake Middle School
79 Canaras Ave
Saranac Lake, NY, 12983
06-08
Saranac Lake Senior High School
79 Canaras Ave
Saranac Lake, NY, 12983
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 98.6% 42.7%
Black 1.0% 16.7%
Hispanic 0.4% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.4% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 40.1% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,350 $18,818,850 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,501 $1,727,651 5.1%
Staff $1,055 $1,214,305 3.6%
General Administration $2,004 $2,306,604 6.8%
School Administration $864 $994,464 2.9%
Operation $1,882 $2,166,182 6.4%
Transportation $1,209 $1,391,559 4.1%
Other $594 $683,694 2.0%
Total Support $9,110 $10,485,610 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,156 $4,783,556 14.0%
Total Expenditures $29,617 $34,089,167 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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