Public schools in Troy, NY
Troy has 17 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 11 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 8,070 students. They are run by 7 districts and agencies; Troy City School District runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 7 districts and agencies that run Troy's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Troy | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy City School District | 7 | 3,675 | $29,395 |
| Lansingburgh Central School District | 4 | 2,130 | $26,242 |
| Brunswick-Brittonkill Central School District | 2 | 1,119 | $21,987 |
| KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School | 1 | 741 | $20,266 |
| Wynantskill Union Free School District | 1 | 335 | $26,866 |
| East Greenbush Central School District | 1 | 4,119 | $22,820 |
| North Greenbush Common School District (Williams) | 1 | 31 | $49,419 |
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.
2 high schools in Troy, 1,818 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy High School | 1,193 | 11.8 | 68.1% | Troy City |
| Lansingburgh Senior High School | 625 | 10.7 | 69.8% | Lansingburgh Central |
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.
2 middle schools in Troy, 1,207 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Middle School | 733 | 8.7 | 71.4% | Troy City |
| Knickerbacker Middle School | 474 | 8.3 | 63.9% | Lansingburgh Central |
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.
11 elementary schools in Troy, 3,707 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnpike Elementary School | 542 | 10.0 | 53.7% | Lansingburgh Central |
| Tamarac Elementary School | 505 | 15.7 | 26.5% | Brunswick-Brittonkill Central |
| PS 14 | 460 | 10.0 | 75.2% | Troy City |
| Rensselaer Park Elementary School | 419 | 9.6 | 65.9% | Lansingburgh Central |
| Carroll Hill School | 325 | 7.0 | 84.0% | Troy City |
| PS 18 | 313 | 8.8 | 49.2% | Troy City |
| Gardner-Dickinson School | 306 | 13.3 | 20.9% | Wynantskill Union Free |
| Bell Top School | 304 | 10.8 | 17.4% | East Greenbush Central |
| PS 2 | 249 | 7.5 | 90.4% | Troy City |
| PS 16 | 249 | 10.1 | 64.3% | Troy City |
One more elementary school
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Greenbush School | 35 | 8.8 | not reported | North Greenbush Common |
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.
2 other schools in Troy, 1,338 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School | 762 | 18.2 | 83.9% | KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School |
| Tamarac Middle School High School | 576 | 9.8 | 35.4% | Brunswick-Brittonkill Central |
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 Troy's public schools compare with New York's
The median Troy school has 10.0 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the New York median of 11.1. 53% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 460 students (state 428).
| Troy | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 10.0 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 460 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 53% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 88% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 5.9% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 17 Troy 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 Troy
- Troy City School DistrictRuns 7 of Troy's 17 public schools and spent $29,395 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$29,395
- Troy High School, the largest high school in Troy1,193 students in 2024-25, 11.8 per teacher.1,193
- Compare Troy City School District with Lansingburgh Central School DistrictTroy'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 Troy 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 Troy
How many public schools are in Troy, NY?
17 public schools with an address in Troy were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 11 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 8,070 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Troy?
Troy High School, with 1,193 students in 2024-25 (Troy City School District).Which districts run Troy's schools?
Troy City School District (7 schools), Lansingburgh Central School District (4 schools), Brunswick-Brittonkill Central School District (2 schools), KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School (1 school), and 3 more. 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