Public schools in Cohoes, NY
Cohoes has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 2,423 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Cohoes City School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Cohoes's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Cohoes | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cohoes City School District | 5 | 1,873 | $23,556 |
| North Colonie Central Schools | 1 | 6,032 | $20,470 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Cohoes, 607 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohoes High School | 607 | 11.5 | 67.5% | Cohoes City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Cohoes, 427 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohoes Middle School | 427 | 9.8 | 67.4% | Cohoes City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Cohoes, 1,389 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boght Hills School | 576 | 12.5 | 22.2% | North Colonie Central Schools |
| Harmony Hill School | 384 | 12.4 | 58.6% | Cohoes City |
| Abram Lansing School | 305 | 9.6 | 82.3% | Cohoes City |
| Van Schaick Island School | 124 | 8.0 | 75.8% | Cohoes City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Cohoes's public schools compare with New York's
The median Cohoes school has 10.7 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the New York median of 11.1. 67% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 406 students (state 428).
| Cohoes | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 10.7 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 406 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 67% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Cohoes schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Cohoes
- Cohoes City School DistrictRuns 5 of Cohoes's 6 public schools and spent $23,556 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,556
- Cohoes High School, the largest high school in Cohoes607 students in 2024-25, 11.5 per teacher.607
- Compare Cohoes City School District with North Colonie Central SchoolsCohoes's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Cohoes addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Cohoes
How many public schools are in Cohoes, NY?
6 public schools with an address in Cohoes were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 2,423 students.What is the largest high school in Cohoes?
Cohoes High School, with 607 students in 2024-25 (Cohoes City School District).Which districts run Cohoes's schools?
Cohoes City School District (5 schools), North Colonie Central Schools (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25