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School districts in Essex County, NY
Essex County has 10 regular public school districts, enrolling 3,502 students in 2024–25. The largest is Ticonderoga Central School District (733 students, 21% of the county), followed by Moriah Central School District and Lake Placid Central School District. All 10 offer kindergarten. New York sets no statewide kindergarten cutoff.
The 10 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticonderoga Central School District 5 CALKINS PL, TICONDEROGA also serves Warren County | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 733 | 53 | (518) 585-7400 |
| Moriah Central School District 39 VIKING LN, PORT HENRY | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 685 | 45 | (518) 546-3301 |
| Lake Placid Central School District 50 CUMMINGS RD, LAKE PLACID | K–12 | 2 | 558 | 31 | (518) 523-2475 |
| Boquet Valley CSD 25 SISCO ST, WESTPORT | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 396 | 22 | (518) 962-8244 |
| Crown Point Central School District 2758 MAIN ST, CROWN POINT | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 320 | 21 | (518) 597-4200 |
| Willsboro Central School District 29 SCHOOL LN, WILLSBORO | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 253 | 21 | (518) 963-4456 |
| Schroon Lake Central School District 1125 US RT 9, SCHROON LAKE | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 231 | 16 | (518) 532-7164 |
| Keene Central School District 33 MARKET ST, KEENE VALLEY | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 173 | 8 | (518) 576-4555 |
| Minerva Central School District 1466 COUNTY RT 29, OLMSTEDVILLE also serves Warren County | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 104 | 4 | (518) 251-2000 |
| Newcomb Central School District 5535 RT 28N, NEWCOMB | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 49 | 2 | (518) 582-3341 |
Essex County at a glance
Together the 10 districts run 14 schools from offices in 10 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Newcomb Central School District, with 49 students; the median Essex County district has 253. By grade span: 9 Pre-K–12 and 1 K–12.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 10 districts that report a K grade: 223 children. The biggest kindergarten was Ticonderoga Central School District's, with 53; Moriah Central School District had 45, and the smallest, Newcomb Central School District, had 2.
Essex County holds 10 of New York's 716 regular districts (1.4%) and 0.1% of its 2,338,849 public school students, ranking 25th of 62 counties by number of districts and 59th by enrollment. By size, 10 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 250 students.
2 districts reach past the county line: Ticonderoga Central School District (into Warren County) and Minerva Central School District (into Warren County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 2 of Essex County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Ticonderoga Central School District · Moriah Central School District · Lake Placid Central School District · Boquet Valley CSD · Crown Point Central School District · Willsboro Central School District · Schroon Lake Central School District · Keene Central School District · Minerva Central School District · Newcomb Central School District
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