ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL

As a sizable secondary school in ALBANY, New York, ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL works with 2,937 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 340% above typical.

ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 8,509 students; ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Black (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 25% Hispanic, 15% White, 13% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

In terms of school funding signals, ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL lists 194 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Albany County's rate of about 45%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Albany County put median household earnings sit near $85,333, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Albany County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,946 students), of which ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.5%.

ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 2,624 (now 2,937). Black enrollment moved from 51% to 41% across the same window.

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