NE New York Today

Essex County enrolled 3,835 students in the 2023-24 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 2023-24 school year.

The number of students in the halls of Essex County schools grew by less than 0.1% compared to the year before.

In the 2023-24 school year, 50.2% of the students were girls, and 49.8% were boys.

Most of the students were white, representing 96.1% of the Essex County student body.

Within Essex County, Ticonderoga Elementary School had the highest enrollment numbers in the school year, welcoming 390 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 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% Change From Previous School Year
Ticonderoga Elementary School	360	390	8.3%
Moriah Elementary School	385	376	-2.3%
Ticonderoga Junior-Senior High School	359	358	-0.3%
Crown Point Central School	322	318	-1.2%
Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School	294	311	5.8%
Moriah Junior-Senior High School	316	310	-1.9%
Willsboro Central School	251	261	4%
Ausable Forks Elementary School	225	239	6.2%
Lake Placid Elementary School	244	235	-3.7%
Schroon Lake Central School	238	233	-2.1%
Mountain View Campus	192	200	4.2%
Lake View Campus	207	189	-8.7%
Keene Central School	167	166	-0.6%
Minerva Central School	119	102	-14.3%
Bloomingdale School	100	98	-2%
Newcomb Central School	55	49	-10.9%