An equity score of 69/100 ranks Lake Placid Central School District #119 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $35,547 per pupil, Lake Placid Central School District ranks #106 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
570
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$35,547
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake Placid Central School District operates 2 public schools serving 570 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Essex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $35,547 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 75.9% local, 16.7% state, and 7.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 69/100, ranked #119 of 931 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 190:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 37.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.2% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School accounts for 53.3% of all Lake Placid Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lake Placid Central School District a distant remainder — means Lake Placid Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Lake Placid Central School District student-counselor ratio is 190:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Lake Placid Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 37.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Lake Placid Central School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Lake Placid Central School District?
Lake Placid Central School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 570 students.
How much does Lake Placid Central School District spend per student?
Lake Placid Central School District spends $35,547 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #119 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Lake Placid Central School District?
Lake Placid Central School District students are 91.2% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake Placid Central School District?
Lake Placid Central School District has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #119 out of 931 districts in New York.