NE New York Today

Essex County enrolled 3,834 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Essex County had the sixth lowest enrollment numbers among all counties in the state during the 2022-23 school year.

The number of students in the halls of Essex County schools fell by 0.6% compared to the year before.

In the 2022-23 school year, 50% of students were boys, and 50% were girls.

Most of the students were white, representing 96.3% of the Essex County student body.

Within Essex County, Moriah Elementary School had the highest enrollment numbers in the school year, welcoming 385 students.

New York State has proposed a $45.8 billion education budget for 2025. This represents a $1.5 billion increase compared to the previous year. The most significant portion of this budget is allocated to schools, with a total of $35.3 billion proposed. The new budget aims to increase funds for Foundation Aid by $507 million, mainly driven by concerns over rising inflation in the U.S.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to improve students' school performance.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% Change From Previous School Year
Moriah Elementary School	371	385	3.8%
Ticonderoga Elementary School	351	360	2.6%
Ticonderoga Junior-Senior High School	362	359	-0.8%
Crown Point Central School	319	322	0.9%
Moriah Junior-Senior High School	318	316	-0.6%
Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School	313	294	-6.1%
Willsboro Central School	243	251	3.3%
Lake Placid Elementary School	241	244	1.2%
Schroon Lake Central School	236	238	0.8%
Ausable Forks Elementary School	225	225	0%
Lake View Campus	221	207	-6.3%
Mountain View Campus	206	192	-6.8%
Keene Central School	163	167	2.5%
Minerva Central School	121	119	-1.7%
Bloomingdale School	101	100	-1%
Newcomb Central School	67	55	-17.9%