Saranac Lake High School

Saranac Lake High School
Location
79 Canaras Avenue


United States
Coordinates44°19′40″N 74°08′39″W / 44.32779°N 74.14404°W / 44.32779; -74.14404
Information
TypePublic High
MottoWe put the "Excel" in Excelsior
Established1890
School districtSaranac Lake Central School District
NCES School ID362574003535
PrincipalJoshua Dann
Faculty33.74 (on an FTE basis)
Grades9–12
Enrollment374 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio11.08
ColorsRed and White
MascotRed Storm
YearbookCanaras
Websitehighschool.slcs.org

Saranac Lake High School is located in the village of Saranac Lake, New York, United States. There were 374 students in grades 9 through 12 in the 2023–2024 school year. It is under the jurisdiction of the Saranac Lake Central School District, whose offices are housed on the ground floor of the auditorium building. The school is housed in a 98,000-square-foot (9,100 m2) building, completed in 1969.

The majority of graduating students from Saranac Lake High School attend an institution of higher education. Approximately one-half of each graduating class continues on to a four-year college or university. Recently, students have matriculated to institutions such as Amherst College, the California Institute of Technology, Columbia University, Cornell University, Hamilton College, Harvard University, Oberlin College, and many other highly regarded colleges and universities. About one-half of the students continuing their education from Saranac Lake High School attend a State University of New York (SUNY) institution, such as SUNY Plattsburgh and SUNY Albany. High school seniors that have shown particular academic excellence are accepted into SUNY Plattsburgh and SUNY North Country Community College with free tuition.