Niskayuna High School

Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Schenectady, New York

Niskayuna High School in Schenectady, New York enrolled 1,379 students in 2024-25 with 108.8 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the New York high-school median of 10.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 90-94% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 52%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (New York: 87.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

1,375 students in 2022-23, 1,363 students in 2023-24, 1,379 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 101.2 to 108.8.

Students enrolled at Niskayuna High School by school year2022-23: 1,375, 2023-24: 1,363, 2024-25: 1,37905001k1.5k2022-231,3752023-241,3632024-251,379
Students enrolled at Niskayuna High School by school year2022-23: 1,375, 2023-24: 1,363, 2024-25: 1,37905001k1.5k2022-231,3752023-241,3632024-251,379
Students enrolled at Niskayuna High School by school year2022-23: 1,375, 2023-24: 1,363, 2024-25: 1,37905001k1.5k2022-231,3752023-241,3632024-251,379
Students enrolled at Niskayuna High School by school year2022-23: 1,375, 2023-24: 1,363, 2024-25: 1,37905001k1.5k2022-231,3752023-241,3632024-251,379
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,375101.213.6
2023-241,363101.613.4
2024-251,379108.812.7

12.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 New York high schools

Among the 1,158 New York high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; Niskayuna High School 12.7; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherNiskayuna High School 12.7state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; Niskayuna High School 12.7; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherNiskayuna High School 12.7state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; Niskayuna High School 12.7; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherNiskayuna High School 12.7state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; Niskayuna High School 12.7; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherNiskayuna High School 12.7state median 10.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

21 AP courses and one counselor per 228 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Niskayuna High School enrolled 1,370 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses21
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 228 of the 1,370 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions18
  • Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.3% of students were White, 18.7% Asian, 7.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White63.3%
  2. Asian18.7%
  3. Hispanic7.1%
  4. Black5.6%
  5. Two or more races5.0%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Niskayuna High School scored proficient or above: 90-94% in math, against 52% 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. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNew York
Math90‑94%62% (2021-22)52%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 310 students in Niskayuna High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew York
Four-year graduation rate95%95%87.2%
Students in the class310316202,009

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Schenectady

4 public high schools in Schenectady report 2024-25 enrollment; Niskayuna High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Schenectady High School2,88513.374.2%
Niskayuna High School1,37912.720.8%
Mohonasen Senior High School92414.035.8%
Schalmont High School54510.828.3%

All public schools in Schenectady →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Niskayuna High School

  1. Schenectady High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 2,885 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Scotia-Glenville Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.4 miles away: 689 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
  3. Compare Niskayuna High School with Schenectady High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Niskayuna Central School District spends per student$18,884 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,884
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkNiskayuna High School is the number 120 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#120 of 1,195
  6. New York schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.8 for high schools.12.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Niskayuna High School

  1. How many students attend Niskayuna High School?
    1,379 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,375 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Schenectady, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Niskayuna High School?
    12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for high schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Niskayuna High School a Title I school?
    Niskayuna High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Niskayuna High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Niskayuna High School scored proficient or above: 90-94% in math, against 52% 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Niskayuna High School?
    95% of the 310 students in Niskayuna High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Niskayuna High School in?
    Niskayuna Central School District, NCES district ID 3620880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362088002959 are the district's.

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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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