School district · New York
Albany City School District
Albany City School District in New York: 16 public schools with 8,509 students and 12.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $34,972 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 16
- Students
- 8,509
- Students per teacher
- 12.2
- NY 11.3 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $34,972
- NY $34.3K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 698
- Counselors (FTE)
- 35.0
- Students per counselor
- 243
- NY 281 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 18.0
- Librarians (FTE): 3.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New York: 53%38%proficient
+5.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in New York
Median 48% · 707 school districts compared
3,344 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%33%proficient
+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 92% of school districts in New York
Median 53% · 707 school districts compared
3,300 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 8.7% · $30.9M
- State
- 51% · $181.7M
- Local
- 40% · $140.7M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $23,737
- Support services
- $10,386
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $38.2M
- Long-term debt
- $188.9M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany School of HumanitiesFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 378 | 13.2 | 70% | 74% |
Arbor Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 301 | 10.7 | 24% | 28% |
Delaware Community SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 276 | 13.7 | 24% | 29% |
Dual Language Program at Albany International AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 213 | 5.2 | 41% | 48% |
Eagle Point Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 279 | 13.7 | 55% | 55% |
Giffen Memorial Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 387 | 12.4 | 21% | 10% |
Montessori Magnet SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 322 | 13.7 | 71% | 72% |
New Scotland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 451 | 15.2 | 58% | 57% |
Pine Hills Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 363 | 14.3 | 44% | 29% |
Roots Academy at West HillFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 283 | 16.0 | 20% | 11% |
Sheridan Preparatory AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 284 | 15.9 | 35% | 39% |
Thomas S O'brien Academy of Science & TechnologyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 262 | 12.6 | 48% | 43% |
North Albany Academy Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 588 | 9.0 | 29% | 23% |
Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 570 | 8.3 | 32% | 20% |
William S Hackett Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 615 | 9.4 | 35% | 28% |
Albany High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,937 | 15.2 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- Academy Park, Albany, NY 12207
- Phone
- (518)475-6080
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.