About the District

The Pine Plains Central School District covers 140 square miles and includes the towns of Pine Plains, Stanford, and parts of the towns of Ancram, Clermont, Clinton,Gallatin, Livingston, Milan and Northeast.  Approximately twenty percent of the District’s population is located in Columbia County and eighty percent in Dutchess County.  The majority of the residents reside in the Towns of Pine Plains and Stanford.

Pine Plains is approximately 28 miles northeast of Poughkeepsie, 60 miles south of Albany, and 10 miles west of the Massachusetts and Connecticut borders. It is a two-hour drive to New York City. Amtrak is 30 minutes away in Rhinecliff, and MetroNorth is 20 minutes away in Wassaic.

The District serves approximately 1,001 students in grades K-12. The district is comprised of four buildings: Cold Spring Early Learning Center service grades K - 2, Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center serving grades 3-5, Stissing Mountain Middle School serving grades 6 - 8, and Stissing Mountain High School serving grades 9 - 12. 

Additional Highlights:

• Honors Courses are available in English, Global Studies, and American History

• Advanced Placement Courses offered in Calculus, Chemistry, European History, and Biology

• Character Education Program

• China Exchange Program-six week intensive immersion experience for Pine Plains students and students attending high school in  Nanjing, China

• FFA Fall Agricultural Festival-highlights the unique agriculture program in the District and the area’s agricultural heritage.

• Annual School Musical-major community event involving drama students, volunteers and professionals