Largest School Districts in New York State
Covering nearly 700 square miles, Saranac Lake Central School District is the state’s largest school district. Below is the list of the 50 largest school districts in New York State by the area they cover.
| School District | Square Miles |
| Saranac Lake Central SD | 685.1 |
| Town of Webb Union Free SD | 494.5 |
| Poland Central SD | 478.3 |
| Long Lake Central SD | 387.3 |
| Northern Adirondack Central SD | 372.9 |
| Adirondack Central SD | 369.8 |
| South Lewis Central SD | 369.2 |
| Malone Central SD | 364.2 |
| Camden Central SD | 331.2 |
| Schroon Lake Central SD | 330.3 |
| Clifton-Fine Central SD | 320.2 |
| Ausable Valley Central SD | 309.3 |
| Tupper Lake Central SD | 294.1 |
| Onteora Central SD | 287.5 |
| Indian River Central SD | 283.6 |
| St Regis Falls Central SD | 277.7 |
| Piseco Common SD | 268.2 |
| Indian Lake Central SD | 265.7 |
| Randolph Central SD | 261.6 |
| Sullivan West Central SD | 256.1 |
| Lowville Academy & Central SD | 256.1 |
| Edwards-Knox Central SD | 254.0 |
| Colton-Pierrepont Central SD | 251.7 |
| Beaver River Central SD | 237.4 |
| Corning City SD | 235.2 |
| Thousand Islands Central SD | 233.7 |
| Newcomb Central SD | 232.2 |
| Yorkshire-Pioneer Central SD | 229.2 |
| Gouverneur Central SD | 226.6 |
| South Jefferson Central SD | 221.3 |
| Parishville-Hopkinton Central SD | 219.7 |
| Johnsburg Central SD | 219.2 |
| Central Square Central SD | 208.2 |
| Hadley-Luzerne Central SD | 205.6 |
| Sandy Creek Central SD | 204.3 |
| Taconic Hills Central SD | 202.3 |
| Wells Central SD | 199.5 |
| Harrisville Central SD | 197.5 |
| Lake Pleasant Central SD | 196.9 |
| Monticello Central SD | 195.9 |
| Tri-Valley Central SD | 195.1 |
| Delaware Academy Central SD At Delhi | 192.6 |
| Canisteo-Greenwood Central SD | 192.3 |
| Carthage Central SD | 189.5 |
| Dolgeville Central SD | 185.5 |
| Penn Yan Central SD | 182.7 |
| Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central SD | 182.2 |
| Cobleskill-Richmondville Central SD | 181.5 |
| Saranac Central SD | 181.2 |
| Lake Placid Central SD | 178.1 |
Data Source: NYS Education Department, School District Boundaries, calculated based on area of districts as shown in the Shapefile. https://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/inventories/details.cfm?DSID=1326