School Profile
North Country School (New York)
North Country School is a private coed school in Lake Placid, New York. Lake Placid is a rural area in Essex County, where you will find 8 other private schools. Unlike most schools, however, North Country School offers students room and board. In terms of religious orientation, North Country School is a nonsectarian school.
The academic school years lasts 150 calendar days and each day students spend 7 hours in class.
23.0 full-time equivalent teachers are on staff to educate the student body of 84 students in grades 4-9. That’s a student-teacher ratio of 3.65. We look more closely at students and teachers in several charts below.
Contact Information
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North Country School
4382 Cascade Rd, Lake Placid, New York 12946
https://northcountryschool.org/
(518) 523-9329
Associations & Organizations
- National Association of Independent Schools
- State/Regional Independent School Association
- The Association of Boarding Schools
Photo Source: School Website and/or Social Media Data Source: NCES: 00939414


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