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Albany, New York - 16 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Albany City School District #324 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,661 per pupil, Albany City School District ranks #448 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,146
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$25,661
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Albany City School District operates 16 public schools serving 8,146 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 combined, 2 high, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Albany County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,661 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.7% local, 40.9% state, and 19.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 54/100, ranked #324 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 271.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 46.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.1% African American, 22.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eagle Point Elementary School, with a diversity index of 76.7/100.
Its largest campus is Albany High School, enrolling 2,937 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cap Dist Juvenile Secure Detention, at 7 students, a 420x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Albany High School accounts for 35.4% of all Albany City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Albany City School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Albany City School District school enrollment varies 420× across entities
Albany City School District school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 2,937 students (highest), a spread of 2,930 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Albany City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Albany City School District student-counselor ratio is 271:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Albany City School District is typically wider than the Albany City School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Albany City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 46.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Albany City School District?
Albany City School District has 16 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 12 combined. Total enrollment is 8,146 students.
How much does Albany City School District spend per student?
Albany City School District spends $25,661 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #324 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Albany City School District?
Albany City School District students are 39.1% African American, 22.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% White, 13.1% Asian, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Albany City School District?
Albany City School District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #324 out of 941 districts in New York.