At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
8,761
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
16
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$28,051
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$17,535
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 7,974
- Teachers (FTE)
- 760
- Student–teacher ratio
- 10.5:1
What current records say about ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 16 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in ALBANY, New York. NCES reports 8,761 students and 697.74 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within New York agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 19 of 682 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $28,051 in current expenditure per pupil and $17,535 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 331 of 682 in New York. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 11.5%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 16%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 697.74
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $228,503,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALBANY, New York
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 42.6531, -73.7549
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White16.8%
- Hispanic24.4%
- Black38.8%
- Asian12.3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial6.9%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
16 current directory entries
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Showing 1–16 of 16 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL | High09–12 | 2,937 | 15.2:1 | |
| ALBANY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES | ElementaryPK–05 | 378 | 13.2:1 | |
| ARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 301 | 10.7:1 | |
| DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 276 | 13.7:1 | |
| DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM AT ALBANY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY | ElementaryPK–05 | 213 | 5.2:1 | |
| EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 279 | 13.7:1 | |
| GIFFEN MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 387 | 12.4:1 | |
| MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 322 | 13.7:1 | |
| NEW SCOTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 451 | 15.2:1 | |
| NORTH ALBANY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 588 | 9:1 | |
| PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 363 | 14.3:1 | |
| ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL | ElementaryPK–05 | 283 | 16:1 | |
| SHERIDAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY | ElementaryPK–05 | 284 | 15.9:1 | |
| STEPHEN AND HARRIET MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 570 | 8.3:1 | |
| THOMAS S O'BRIEN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | ElementaryPK–05 | 262 | 12.6:1 | |
| WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 615 | 9.4:1 |