Regular local school district · Schenectady County
Schenectady City School District, NY: schools, enrollment and spending
Schenectady City School District runs 15 public schools with 9,117 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.5 students per teacher is about the same as the New York figure of 11.4.Listed in NCES data as "SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 15
- Students
- 9,117
- Teachers (FTE)
- 796
- Students per teacher
- 11.5
- NY: 11.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 530 Liberty St, Schenectady, NY 12305
- Phone
- (518)370-8100
- County
- Schenectady County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3626010
- State district ID
- NY-530600010000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,799
- School counselors (FTE)
- 32.0About 285 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 28.0
Students per teacher compared
This district11.5
New York11.4
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (9,281), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $212.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $14.9 million
- State revenue
- $141.2 million
- Local revenue
- $56.0 million
- Total spending
- $229.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $24,702
- Salaries
- $98.8 million43.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $77.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.0%
- State: 66.6%
- Local: 26.4%
New York overall
- Federal: 4.5%
- State: 37.7%
- Local: 57.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$24,702
New York$30,973
United States$16,826
Schools in Schenectady City School District
By level: 1 high, 3 middle, 11 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Central Park Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 600 | 9.2 |
| Dr Martin Luther King School Jr Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 424 | 11.5 |
| Hamilton Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 440 | 11.0 |
| Howe Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 390 | 11.8 |
| Jessie T Zoller Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 439 | 11.9 |
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 306 | 10.9 |
| Mont Pleasant Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 569 | 8.8 |
| Oneida Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 657 | 10.1 |
| Paige Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 468 | 12.0 |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 351 | 9.8 |
| Schenectady High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,885 | 13.4 |
| Van Corlaer Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 311 | 9.4 |
| William C Keane Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 279 | 9.0 |
| Woodlawn Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 502 | 14.3 |
| Yates Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 327 | 12.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Schenectady County
- Niskayuna Central School District 4,350 students
- Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District 2,808 students
- Scotia-Glenville Central School District 2,159 students
- Schalmont Central School District 1,772 students
- Duanesburg Central School District 662 students
- Destine Preparatory Charter School 213 students
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.