Menands School District

Listed by NCES as Menands Union Free School District (district ID 3618990)

Public school district · Albany County · New York · NCES district ID 3618990

Menands School District spent $29,101 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 66% of the other New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $26,657). Its one school enrolled 282 students in 2024-25; 24.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $31,148 per student, up 7.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New York districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Menands in enrollment (275 to 296 students) and Menands itself.

Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Menands, FY23Scio Central $37,580; Johnsburg Central $36,733; Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School $31,738; Green Island Union Free $30,165; Menands $29,101; KIPP Bronx Charter School II $28,882; Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School $27,472; South Bronx Classical Charter School II $25,982; Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights $19,982; Discovery Charter School $19,821; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k40kScio Central$37,580Johnsburg Central$36,733Lois and Richard Nicotra Early…$31,738Green Island Union Free$30,165Menands$29,101KIPP Bronx Charter School II$28,882Peninsula Preparatory Academy …$27,472South Bronx Classical Charter …$25,982Success Academy Charter School…$19,982Discovery Charter School$19,821State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Menands, FY23Scio Central $37,580; Johnsburg Central $36,733; Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School $31,738; Green Island Union Free $30,165; Menands $29,101; KIPP Bronx Charter School II $28,882; Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School $27,472; South Bronx Classical Charter School II $25,982; Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights $19,982; Discovery Charter School $19,821; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k40kScio Central$37,580Johnsburg Central$36,733Lois and Richard Nicotra Early Coll…$31,738Green Island Union Free$30,165Menands$29,101KIPP Bronx Charter School II$28,882Peninsula Preparatory Academy Chart…$27,472South Bronx Classical Charter Schoo…$25,982Success Academy Charter School-Pros…$19,982Discovery Charter School$19,821State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Menands, FY23Scio Central $37,580; Johnsburg Central $36,733; Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School $31,738; Green Island Union Free $30,165; Menands $29,101; KIPP Bronx Charter School II $28,882; Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School $27,472; South Bronx Classical Charter School II $25,982; Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights $19,982; Discovery Charter School $19,821; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k40kScio Central$37,580Johnsburg Central$36,733Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Char…$31,738Green Island Union Free$30,165Menands$29,101KIPP Bronx Charter School II$28,882Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School$27,472South Bronx Classical Charter School II$25,982Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Hei…$19,982Discovery Charter School$19,821State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Menands, FY23Scio Central $37,580; Johnsburg Central $36,733; Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School $31,738; Green Island Union Free $30,165; Menands $29,101; KIPP Bronx Charter School II $28,882; Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School $27,472; South Bronx Classical Charter School II $25,982; Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights $19,982; Discovery Charter School $19,821; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k40kScio Central$37,580Johnsburg Central$36,733Lois and Richard Nicotra Early College…$31,738Green Island Union Free$30,165Menands$29,101KIPP Bronx Charter School II$28,882Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter S…$27,472South Bronx Classical Charter School II$25,982Success Academy Charter School-Prospect…$19,982Discovery Charter School$19,821State median, under 1,000 students $26,657

Where the money came from

$11,474,000 in revenue: 24.2% state, 66.3% local and 9.5% federal. Total spending including $253,000 of capital outlay was $10,983,000, or $38,402 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Menands School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,779,000; Local $7,608,000; Federal $1,087,000; total $11,474,000.
  • State$2,779,000 24%
  • Local$7,608,000 66%
  • Federal$1,087,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 540 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

278 students in 2022-23, 257 students in 2023-24, 282 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Menands School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 257, 2024-25: 28201002003002022-232782023-242572024-25282
Menands School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 257, 2024-25: 28201002003002022-232782023-242572024-25282
Menands School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 257, 2024-25: 28201002003002022-232782023-242572024-25282
Menands School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 257, 2024-25: 28201002003002022-232782023-242572024-25282

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327826.510.5
2023-2425729.78.7
2024-2528233.58.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$2,024,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,077 per student

Menands School District booked $2,024,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 27 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $76,377 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 42 in 100 New York districts with a figure (state median $80,291, 622 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New York teacher salary at $92,222 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,493,00073.8%
Special education$486,00024.0%
Other programs$45,0002.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,500 in 2018-19, $6,476 in 2019-20, $6,118 in 2020-21, $6,707 in 2021-22, $7,077 in 2022-23.

Menands School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,500, 2019-20: $6,476, 2020-21: $6,118, 2021-22: $6,707, 2022-23: $7,07702k4k6k8k2018-19$7,5002019-20$6,4762020-21$6,1182021-22$6,7072022-23$7,077
Menands School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,500, 2019-20: $6,476, 2020-21: $6,118, 2021-22: $6,707, 2022-23: $7,07702k4k6k8k2018-19$7,5002019-20$6,4762020-21$6,1182021-22$6,7072022-23$7,077
Menands School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,500, 2019-20: $6,476, 2020-21: $6,118, 2021-22: $6,707, 2022-23: $7,07702k4k6k8k2018-19$7,5002019-20$6,4762020-21$6,1182021-22$6,7072022-23$7,077
Menands School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,500, 2019-20: $6,476, 2020-21: $6,118, 2021-22: $6,707, 2022-23: $7,07702k4k6k8k2018-19$7,5002019-20$6,4762020-21$6,1182021-22$6,7072022-23$7,077

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Menands School District scored proficient or above: 41-56% in reading and 29-44% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew YorkStudents tested
Reading and language arts41-56%47%183
Math29-44%40%177

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 282 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Menands School2828.429.8%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Menands School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Menands School District

  1. New York districts by spending per studentMenands School District ranks 182 of 540 New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($29,101).#182 of 540
  2. Every school district in New YorkMenands School District is the number 942 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 286 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#942 of 1,104
  3. Genesee Valley BOCESThe next larger New York district: 287 students in fall 2022.
  4. Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCESThe next smaller New York district: 284 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Menands School District with Genesee Valley BOCESEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across New YorkMenands School District spent $76,377 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $80,291); spending, not a salary.$76,377
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Menands School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Menands School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 282 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Menands School District spend per student?
    $29,101 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New York median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $26,657 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $31,148 per student, up 7.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Menands School District's money come from?
    $11,474,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 24.2% state, 66.3% local and 9.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Menands School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 59 of the 505 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Menands School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,024,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,077 per student. Divided by the 27 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $76,377 per teacher, more than 42 in 100 New York districts (state median $80,291). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New York teacher salary at $92,222 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Menands School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Menands School District scored proficient or above: 41-56% in reading and 29-44% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is Menands School District's NCES district ID?
    3618990. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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