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About school district data

School district boundaries often differ from municipal boundaries. Many Upstate school districts serve more than one community, and many communities are served by multiple school districts.

Pine Plains Central School District is the major district for students living in Stanford.

K-12 enrollment
Pine Plains Central School District
0 550 1,100 2017 2021 2025 2017: 903 2018: 880 2019: 852 2020: 855 2021: 829 2022: 821 2023: 781 2024: 750 2025: 748 903 852 829 781 748
Source: NYS Education Department, 2025
English proficiency for Pine Plains and other districts in Dutchess County
Grades 3 through 8
Source: NYS Education Department, assessment scores for 2024-2025 school year
Math proficiency for Pine Plains and other districts in Dutchess County
Grades 3 through 8
Source: NYS Education Department, assessment scores for 2024-2025 school year
Educational levels of Stanford residents, age 25 and older
Source: American Community Survey, 2023
Colleges near Stanford
  • Bard College
    Annandale on Hudson
  • Dutchess Community College
    Poughkeepsie
  • Culinary Institute of America
    Hyde Park
  • Marist University
    Poughkeepsie
  • Vassar College
    Poughkeepsie
  • Columbia-Greene Community College
    Hudson
  • Ulster County Community College
    Stone Ridge
  • SUNY New Paltz
    New Paltz