Top Ranked Lake Placid Private Schools (2026-27)

Northwood School

Gr: 9-12 | 185 students

Avg. class size: 10 students

Sports: 20 | Extracurriculars: 11

92 Northwood Rd

Lake Placid, NY 12946

(518) 523-3357

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Mountain Lake Academy

Gr: 8-12 | 38 students

All-boys | Special Education School

386 River Road

Lake Placid, NY 12946

(518) 523-4300

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North Country School

Gr: 4-9 | 86 students

Avg. class size: 8 students

Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 16

4382 Cascade Road

Lake Placid, NY 12946

(518) 523-9329

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St. Agnes Parochial School

Gr: PK-3 | 122 students

Catholic

2322 Saranac Ave

Lake Placid, NY 12946

(518) 523-3771

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Lake Placid, New York Private Schools (Closed)

National Sports Academy

Gr: 8-12 | 84 students

Specialized Curriculum

821 Mirror Lake Drive

Lake Placid, NY 12946

(518) 523-3460

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Lake Placid, NY Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-20.0% (-1 school) 10-yr

431

Students

-9.3% (-44 students) 10-yr

$72,680

Avg. Tuition

+49.2% (+$23,972) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-10.0% (-1 student) 10-yr

32%

Students of Color

+128.6% (+18.0 pp) 10-yr

5:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-16.7% (-1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Lake Placid)

This State (NY)

# Schools

4 Schools

1,796 Schools

# Students

431 Students

424,623 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	108	246	179
2024	109	238	172
2023	110	238	174
2022	111	250	185
2021	104	245	180
2020	104	242	171
2019	101	247	175
2018	105	245	172
2017	92	242	180
2016	88	241	178
2015	95	230	167

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% Students of Color

32%

39%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	32%	40%	34%
2024	32%	40%	34%
2023	27%	40%	33%
2022	23%	40%	33%
2021	23%	41%	32%
2020	23%	41%	32%
2019	31%	40%	31%
2018	30%	39%	31%
2017	14%	40%	32%
2016	13%	40%	32%
2015	14%	41%	32%

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0.61

0.59

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	0.61	0.60	0.65
2024	0.62	0.60	0.65
2023	0.60	0.62	0.65
2022	0.60	0.62	0.64
2021	0.60	0.62	0.64
2020	0.60	0.62	0.64
2019	0.60	0.61	0.63
2018	0.61	0.61	0.63
2017	0.48	0.61	0.61
2016	0.48	0.62	0.61
2015	0.49	0.62	0.61

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# American Indian Students

1 Student

949 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

60 Students

18,397 Students

% Asian Students

14%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	14%	4%	5%
2024	15%	4%	5%
2023	12%	4%	5%
2022	13%	5%	4%
2021	13%	5%	4%
2020	12%	4%	4%
2019	12%	5%	4%
2018	12%	5%	4%
2017	8%	4%	4%
2016	8%	4%	4%
2015	8%	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

13 Students

33,759 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	3%	8%	9%
2024	3%	8%	9%
2023	1%	9%	9%
2022	2%	9%	8%
2021	2%	9%	9%
2020	2%	9%	9%
2019	3%	10%	8%
2018	3%	10%	8%
2017	2%	9%	8%
2016	2%	9%	8%
2015	2%	9%	8%

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# Black Students

19 Students

33,696 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	4%	8%	7%
2024	4%	8%	7%
2023	4%	9%	8%
2022	4%	9%	7%
2021	4%	9%	7%
2020	4%	9%	8%
2019	4%	9%	7%
2018	4%	9%	7%
2017	4%	11%	7%
2016	4%	11%	7%
2015	4%	11%	8%

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# White Students

245 Students

252,994 Students

% White Students

57%

60%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	57%	59%	52%
2024	56%	59%	52%
2023	57%	57%	52%
2022	57%	57%	54%
2021	58%	57%	54%
2020	58%	58%	54%
2019	58%	58%	56%
2018	57%	58%	56%
2017	70%	58%	58%
2016	70%	58%	58%
2015	69%	58%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

538 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

93 Students

81,443 Students

% of Others Students

22%

19%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	22%	20%	26%
2024	22%	20%	26%
2023	26%	20%	25%
2022	24%	18%	25%
2021	23%	19%	25%
2020	24%	19%	24%
2019	23%	18%	24%
2018	24%	18%	23%
2017	16%	18%	22%
2016	16%	18%	22%
2015	17%	18%	21%

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Academics

# Teachers

93 Teachers

41,519 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

5:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	5:1	10:1	11:1
2024	5:1	10:1	11:1
2023	6:1	11:1	11:1
2022	5:1	11:1	11:1
2021	6:1	11:1	11:1
2020	6:1	11:1	12:1
2019	6:1	11:1	12:1
2018	6:1	11:1	12:1
2017	6:1	11:1	12:1
2016	6:1	11:1	12:1
2015	6:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

42%

76%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	42%	76%	55%
2024	42%	75%	54%
2023	42%	75%	54%
2022	42%	76%	54%
2021	44%	74%	54%
2020	44%	74%	54%
2019	47%	73%	53%
2018	47%	73%	53%
2017	43%	72%	53%
2016	48%	73%	52%
2015	48%	72%	52%

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Average Class Size

9 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	9	15	15
2024	9	15	15
2023	9	15	15
2022	9	15	15
2021	9	15	15
2020	9	15	15
2019	9	16	15
2018	8	16	15
2017	8	16	15
2016	10	16	15
2015	10	16	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

10 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	10	11	13
2024	10	10	12
2023	10	10	11
2022	10	10	11
2021	8	10	11
2020	8	10	11
2019	8	10	11
2018	8	9	11
2017	7	9	10
2016	7	9	10
2015	7	9	10

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Average SAT score

1100

(Out of 1600)

1253

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SAT Score Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	1100	1250	1233
2024	1100	1246	1230
2023	1100	1242	1228
2022	1100	1246	1229
2021	1100	1247	1229
2020	1100	1240	1226
2019	1100	1235	1226

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	24	28	26
2024	24	28	26
2023	24	28	26
2022	24	27	26
2021	24	27	26
2020	24	27	25
2019	24	27	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$72,680

$22,451

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	$72,680	$22,300	$15,012
2024	$63,230	$21,636	$13,254
2023	$63,230	$21,117	$12,626
2022	$63,230	$19,707	$12,187
2021	$56,820	$19,162	$11,800
2020	$56,200	$18,832	$11,512
2019	$55,533	$18,073	$11,293
2018	$54,207	$17,784	$11,017
2017	$51,667	$16,583	$10,708
2016	$51,067	$14,881	$10,356
2015	$48,708	$14,120	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$12,000

$2,359

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2020-2025)
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	$12,000	$2,213	$1,152
2024	$12,000	$2,240	$1,128
2023	$10,200	$2,493	$1,156
2022	$10,200	$2,022	$1,102
2021	$10,200	$2,090	$1,125
2020	$10,200	$2,178	$1,217

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Average % on Financial Aid

44%

33%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	44%	34%	34%
2024	44%	33%	34%
2023	44%	34%	34%
2022	44%	34%	33%
2021	44%	33%	33%
2020	44%	33%	32%
2019	48%	32%	31%
2018	45%	32%	30%
2017	45%	31%	30%
2016	43%	31%	29%
2015	43%	30%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$34,000

$9,892

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	$34,000	$9,504	$7,073
2024	$34,000	$9,775	$6,930
2023	$34,000	$10,192	$6,469
2022	$34,000	$9,153	$6,289
2021	$34,000	$8,840	$6,055
2020	$34,000	$8,813	$5,921
2019	$39,000	$8,764	$5,795
2018	$35,000	$7,563	$5,456
2017	$25,500	$6,602	$5,319
2016	$20,500	$6,842	$5,105
2015	$19,500	$6,353	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$13 million

$48.86 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	$13 M	$41 M	$39 M
2024	$13 M	$29 M	$39 M
2023	$13 M	$28 M	$39 M
2022	$13 M	$24 M	$40 M
2021	$12 M	$24 M	$40 M
2020	$12 M	$22 M	$40 M
2019	$11 M	$21 M	$40 M
2018	$10 M	$16 M	$43 M
2017	$11 M	$15 M	$45 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

63%

76%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake Placid, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	63%	74%	81%
2024	63%	79%	85%
2023	66%	79%	85%
2022	66%	78%	85%
2021	66%	78%	85%
2020	66%	78%	85%
2019	57%	77%	85%
2018	60%	77%	85%
2017	60%	79%	85%
2016	63%	80%	85%
2015	63%	81%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

14 extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

19 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Lake Placid, NY?

The private schools in Lake Placid, NY is Northwood School.

How many private schools are located in Lake Placid?

4 private schools are located in Lake Placid.

What percentage of students in Lake Placid go to private school?

45% of all K-12 students in Lake Placid are educated in private schools (compared to the NY state average of 15%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Lake Placid?

25% of private schools in Lake Placid are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic).

Which private schools in Lake Placid are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Lake Placid include: Mountain Lake Academy vs. Northwood School, Northwood School vs. Mountain Lake Academy, St. Agnes Parochial School vs. North Country School

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