Enrollment
316
High
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361137000895
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1 WEST ST, FORT PLAIN, NY 13339 · (518) 993-4000 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
198 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
49.7%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
50.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
316
-26 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 10.1:1
% White
87%
was 88%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Set in FORT PLAIN, New York, FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school, run under FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 316 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 53% smaller than the state mean of about 668.
FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 657 students; FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.0%; this one delivers 52.9%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household income runs about $64,943, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Montgomery County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,225 students), FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is HARRY HOAG SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 48.5%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 342 students in 2018 compared to 316 in 2025.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,528
Census ACS
Median income
$64,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,225 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HARRY HOAG SCHOOLElementary · 341 students
Nearby schools
- HARRY HOAG SCHOOL0.3 mi · 341
- CANAJOHARIE MIDDLE SCHOOL4.1 mi · 193
- EAST HILL SCHOOL4.1 mi · 403
- CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.3 mi · 249
- OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST JOHNSVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.3 mi · 349
- OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST JOHNSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 316 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 9.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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