NCES CCD 2024-25 17 schools NY

Best-Resourced Schools in Troy, NY

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

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17
Schools
8,070
Students
34.8/100
Avg Resource Index
12.6:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Troy has more public-school enrollment than 74% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Troy's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

8 of Troy's 17 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

The composite and staffing measures point in different directions

Troy's average Resource Investment Index sits at the 24th percentile, while its teacher-staffing measure sits at the 83rd percentile. The 59-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 26%
School count
Top 19%
Resource Index average
24th percentile
Teacher staffing
83rd percentile

Troy school enrollment varies 34× across entities

Troy school enrollment ranges from 35 students (lowest) to 1,193 students (highest), a spread of 1,158 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. 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

Troy reports 61.9% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Troy operates 7 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

Troy student-teacher ratio is 12.6:1 — 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. Bell Top School 53
2. North Greenbush School 47
3. Tamarac Middle School High School 44
4. Gardner-Dickinson School 44
5. Knickerbacker Middle School 42
6. Troy High School 37
7. Lansingburgh Senior High School 37
8. Ps 2 37
9. Troy Middle School 36
10. Ps 18 36
11. Ps 16 36
12. Carroll Hill School 34
13. Tamarac Elementary School 28
14. Rensselaer Park Elementary School 28
15. Ps 14 25
16. Turnpike Elementary School 21
17. Kipp Troy Preparatory Charter School 7

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Troy

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 Carroll Hill School 74.5/100
  2. 2 Ps 14 74.4/100
  3. 3 Troy Middle School 74.0/100
  4. 4 Troy High School 71.9/100
  5. 5 Knickerbacker Middle School 70.5/100

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Which Troy school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Bell Top School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Troy schools in this federal-data comparison at 53/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Troy, NY? ▼

Troy has 17 public schools with a total enrollment of 8,070 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 12.6:1.

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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.