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The highest-poverty public high schools in Albany County, New York

12 public high schools in Albany County, New York appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. ALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS leads the list at 81.2%, against a median of 39.9% across the ranked schools.

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Albany County, New York

Top % FRL

81.2%

Median % FRL

39.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	ALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS	ALBANY, NY	ALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS	High	383	81.2%
2	WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	WATERVLIET, NY	WATERVLIET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	785	69.3%
3	COHOES HIGH SCHOOL	COHOES, NY	COHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	607	68.5%
4	ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL	ALBANY, NY	ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	2,937	65.2%
5	GREEN TECH HIGH CHARTER SCHOOL	ALBANY, NY	GREEN TECH HIGH CHARTER SCHOOL	High	450	57.1%
6	COLONIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	ALBANY, NY	SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,640	41.6%
7	RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	RAVENA, NY	RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	514	38.1%
8	BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	BERNE, NY	BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	311	31.5%
9	SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL	LATHAM, NY	NORTH COLONIE CSD	High	2,138	30.9%
10	GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL	GUILDERLAND CENTER, NY	GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,476	28.3%
11	BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	DELMAR, NY	BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,322	16.8%
12	CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL	VOORHEESVILLE, NY	VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	354	15.0%

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