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SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Schenectady, New York · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

9,117
Students enrolled
15
Public schools
797
Classroom teachers (FTE)
11.4:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 295
  • Kindergarten 621
  • Grade 1 665
  • Grade 2 637
  • Grade 3 696
  • Grade 4 614
  • Grade 5 674
  • Grade 6 609
  • Grade 7 620
  • Grade 8 598
  • Grade 9 910
  • Grade 10 745
  • Grade 11 573
  • Grade 12 675
  • Ungraded 185

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 24%
  • Asian 24%
  • Black or African American 24%
  • White 16%
  • Two or more races 10%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • Race not reported <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 7,022 of 8,948 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 78%
  • Reduced-price lunch 0%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$27,988 spent per student on day-to-day operations New York median: $27,061 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $17,100
  • Support services $10,040
  • Other (food service, etc.) $849

Where the money comes from

  • Local 27%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 12%

Total revenue $354.6 milliontotal spending $344.9 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year. Some figures for this district are NCES estimates.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: Small

Total staff (FTE)

1,799

District office

530 LIBERTY ST, Schenectady NY 12305

County

Schenectady County

Official website

NCES District ID

3626010

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About SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The Schenectady City School District is an urban school system serving nearly 10,000 students in grades Pre-K through twelve. The district includes more than 900 teachers in two early childhood education centers, 11 elementary schools, two K-8 magnet schools, two middle schools, a success academy for middle school students, one high school, a career and leadership academy and an adult education center. Schenectady schools offer incredible, rich diversity. Schenectady is comprised of a population of students who speak more than 27 different languages. Our schools are filled with culture & a richness that comes from working side by side with students of different backgrounds. Students become aware, are tolerant and learn to value & respect all races, backgrounds and cultures.
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