SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL

SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is a low-enrollment K-12 campus in SCHROON LAKE, New York, operated by SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 227 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 58% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 544 students.

Operationally, SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL answers to SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.7:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Essex County's rate of about 41%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.8%; this one delivers 47.1%.

In the broader community, Essex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,661 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Essex County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,746 students), SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL, around 10.0 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL has shrank 10%, going from 251 students in 2018 to 227 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 today.

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