St. Agnes Parochial School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-3 43 students 6.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Lake Placid, NY
3 schools in Lake Placid itself and 1 more within 12 miles.
Lake Placid private schools at a glance
Lake Placid has 3 private schools of its own, and 1 more is within 12 miles. They are St. Agnes Parochial School, Mountain Lake Academy and North Country School. In Lake Placid itself: 1 Catholic and 2 nonsectarian; 2 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Counting the 1 nearby, there are 4 in all: 2 Catholic and 2 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. 1 is all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 1 reports membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 84 students and 6.7 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
6.7 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Lake Placid (3)
Schools that give Lake Placid as their address come first, then the 1 more within 12 miles. Closest schools first in each group. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Lake Placid matches all of those.
Grades 7-12 30 students 4.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education All-boys 25% to 4-year college
North Country School
6 mi Grades 4-9 84 students 3.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Lake Placid.
No nearby school matches all of those.
St. Bernards School
8 mi Grades PreK-5 89 students 10.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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Paying for private school in New York
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Lake Placid?
3 private schools give Lake Placid as their address: St. Agnes Parochial School, Mountain Lake Academy and North Country School. Counting nearby towns, we list 4: 3 in Lake Placid and 1 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 246 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Lake Placid is North Country School with 84 students. The largest within 12 miles is St. Bernards School with 89 students.
Does New York pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. No New York program pays private school tuition, and the state has no tuition tax credit or deduction. School districts provide busing to nonpublic school students who ask for it by April 1 and live within the distance limits, and lend textbooks on request.