Regular local school district · St. Lawrence County
Potsdam Central School District, NY: schools, enrollment and spending
Potsdam Central School District runs 3 public schools with 1,325 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.6 students per teacher is 1.2 higher than the New York figure of 11.4.Listed in NCES data as "POTSDAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 1,325
- Teachers (FTE)
- 105
- Students per teacher
- 12.6
- NY: 11.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 29 Leroy St, Potsdam, NY 13676
- Phone
- (315)265-2000
- County
- St. Lawrence County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3623670
- State district ID
- NY-512902060000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 235
- School counselors (FTE)
- 6.0About 221 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 4.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.6
New York11.4
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,306), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $35.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.9 million
- State revenue
- $19.7 million
- Local revenue
- $13.9 million
- Total spending
- $32.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $24,567
- Salaries
- $14.8 million46.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $14.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 5.2%
- State: 55.5%
- Local: 39.2%
New York overall
- Federal: 4.5%
- State: 37.7%
- Local: 57.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$24,567
New York$30,973
United States$16,826
Schools in Potsdam Central School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| A a Kingston Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 2 to 8 | 393 | 12.7 |
| Lawrence Avenue Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 4 | 526 | 13.2 |
| Potsdam Senior High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 373 | 11.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in St. Lawrence County
- Massena Central School District 2,499 students
- Gouverneur Central School District 1,428 students
- Ogdensburg City School District 1,358 students
- Canton Central School District 1,067 students
- Brasher Falls Central School District 966 students
- Norwood-Norfolk Central School District 930 students
- Madrid-Waddington Central School District 624 students
- Lisbon Central School District 559 students
- Heuvelton Central School District 533 students
- Edwards-Knox Central School District 493 students
- Hermon-Dekalb Central School District 381 students
- Colton-Pierrepont Central School District 364 students
- Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District 342 students
- Morristown Central School District 318 students
- Clifton-Fine Central School District 247 students
More in New York
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.