COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL

Located at 4921 STATE HWY 56, in COLTON, New York, COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL is a low-enrollment unified-grade school that serves 359 students (grades pre-K through 12), run under COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 34% smaller than the state mean of about 544.

COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is the operating authority for COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL records that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against St. Lawrence County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (St. Lawrence County) shows that median household income runs about $62,850, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of 40 public schools in St. Lawrence County (combined enrollment of about 13,653 students).

The closest other public school is POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 8.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 5%: 343 students in 2018 compared to 359 in 2025.

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