SEYMOUR SMITH INTERMEDIATE LEARNING CENTER

Set in PINE PLAINS, New York, SEYMOUR SMITH INTERMEDIATE LEARNING CENTER is a compact elementary campus, one of the schools within PINE PLAINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 210 students across grades 2 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 53% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

PINE PLAINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 780 students. SEYMOUR SMITH INTERMEDIATE LEARNING CENTER is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, SEYMOUR SMITH INTERMEDIATE LEARNING CENTER records that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at SEYMOUR SMITH INTERMEDIATE LEARNING CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dutchess County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SEYMOUR SMITH INTERMEDIATE LEARNING CENTER sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.8%; this one delivers 44.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dutchess County put median household income runs about $99,478, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. SEYMOUR SMITH INTERMEDIATE LEARNING CENTER is one of 76 public schools in Dutchess County (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students).

Nearest neighbor: STISSING MOUNTAIN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SEYMOUR SMITH INTERMEDIATE LEARNING CENTER ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. SEYMOUR SMITH INTERMEDIATE LEARNING CENTER's enrollment has contracted 24% since 2018, when it stood at 275 (now 210). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 13% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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