NCES CCD 2024-25 32 schools NY

Best-Resourced Schools in Schenectady, NY

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32 public K-12 schools in Schenectady from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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32
Schools
18,500
Students
36.7/100
Avg Resource Index
12:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Large, fragmented school market

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Schenectady has more public-school enrollment than 92% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Schenectady is among the largest city school systems in this directory by enrollment, but its campuses are divided among 6 districts. That combination matters: citywide averages blend separate budgets, staffing policies, attendance boundaries, and program rules. For a family comparing schools here, the district column is as important as the city average; two nearby campuses may answer to different boards and draw on different F-33 funding pools.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Schenectady's list includes 10 elementary, 6 middle, and 4 high-school campuses, plus 12 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

The composite and staffing measures point in different directions

Schenectady's average Resource Investment Index sits at the 32nd percentile, while its teacher-staffing measure sits at the 88th percentile. The 56-point percentile gap is a reminder that the index is not a class-size score: counselors, gifted-program reporting, and attendance also affect it. Compare those components directly when two schools have similar index totals; the same headline score can arise from a different mix of reported resources.

City enrollment
Top 8%
School count
Top 7%
Resource Index average
32nd percentile
Teacher staffing
88th percentile

Schenectady High School accounts for 15.6% of all Schenectady public-school enrollment

That concentration means Schenectady-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Schenectady school enrollment varies 14× across entities

Schenectady school enrollment ranges from 213 students (lowest) to 2,885 students (highest), a spread of 2,672 students. That spread reflects typical urban portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Schenectady operates 6 school districts — among the most fragmented governance structures in the country

Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Schenectady student-teacher ratio is 12.0:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Van Antwerp Middle School 48
2. Birchwood Elementary School 48
3. Schenectady High School 47
4. Iroquois Middle School 47
5. Schalmont Middle School 46
6. Hillside School 46
7. Craig Elementary School 46
8. Rosendale School 46
9. Draper Middle School 45
10. Jefferson Elementary School 44
11. Schalmont High School 44
12. Niskayuna High School 41
13. Mont Pleasant Middle School 41
14. Lynnwood Elementary School 40
15. Central Park Middle School 38
16. Pine Bush Elementary School 37
17. Mohonasen Senior High School 35
18. Oneida Middle School 35
19. Dr Martin Luther King School Jr Elementary School 35
20. Pinewood Elementary School 32
21. Pleasant Valley Elementary School 31
22. Van Corlaer Elementary School 31
23. William C Keane Elementary School 31
24. Yates Elementary School 29
25. Hamilton Elementary School 28
26. Howe Elementary School 28
27. Lincoln Elementary School 28
28. Herman L Bradt Elementary School 27
29. Paige Elementary School 27
30. Jessie T Zoller Elementary School 26
31. Woodlawn Elementary School 24
32. Destine Preparatory Charter School 22

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Schenectady

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Howe Elementary School 80.5/100
  2. 2 Jessie T Zoller Elementary School 80.2/100
  3. 3 Van Corlaer Elementary School 79.3/100
  4. 4 Paige Elementary School 79.1/100
  5. 5 Lincoln Elementary School 79.0/100

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Which Schenectady school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Van Antwerp Middle School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Schenectady schools in this federal-data comparison at 48/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Schenectady, NY? ▼

Schenectady has 32 public schools with a total enrollment of 18,500 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 12:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.