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Watervliet City School District, NY: schools, enrollment and spending

Watervliet City School District runs 2 public schools with 1,547 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.2 students per teacher is 2.8 higher than the New York figure of 11.4.Listed in NCES data as "WATERVLIET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT".

At a glance

Schools
2
Students
1,547
Teachers (FTE)
109
Students per teacher
14.2
NY: 11.4 · US: 15.3
Address
1245 Hillside Dr, Watervliet, NY 12189
County
Albany County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3630210
State district ID
NY-011200010000
Total staff (FTE)
215
School counselors (FTE)
5.0About 309 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
5.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.2
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 (1,402), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$32.6 million
Federal revenue
$2.2 million
State revenue
$22.8 million
Local revenue
$7.6 million
Total spending
$30.0 million
Spending per pupil
$21,368
Salaries
$13.8 million45.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$23.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.6%
  • State: 70.1%
  • Local: 23.3%

New York overall

  • Federal: 4.5%
  • State: 37.7%
  • Local: 57.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$21,368
New York$30,973
United States$16,826

Schools in Watervliet City School District

By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Watervliet Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 567014.6
Watervliet Junior-Senior High SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 1278512.5

Nearby and related

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.