Total enrollment
8,948
-132 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 8,948 students · 1 city
From elementary through high school, SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 15 public K-12 schools (11 elementary, 3 middle, and 1 high), with combined enrollment of about 8,948.
4-year change in SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #429 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,948 | #45 of 576 | #1,038 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #43 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #343 of 565 | #1,256 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 78.5% | #28 of 573 | #1,333 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.8% | #1 of 425 | #5 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 41.0% proficient to HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 13.5%, a gap of 27.5 points. That is the 149th widest gap among 258 New York districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOL | Schenectady | High | 09-12 | 2,885 |
| ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL | Schenectady | Middle | 06-08 | 657 |
| CENTRAL PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL | Schenectady | Middle | 06-08 | 600 |
| MONT PLEASANT MIDDLE SCHOOL | Schenectady | Middle | 06-08 | 569 |
| WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Schenectady | Elementary | PK-05 | 502 |
| PAIGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Schenectady | Elementary | PK-05 | 468 |
| HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Schenectady | Elementary | PK-05 | 440 |
| JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Schenectady | Elementary | PK-05 | 439 |
| DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Schenectady | Elementary | PK-05 | 424 |
| HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Schenectady | Elementary | PK-05 | 390 |
| PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Schenectady | Elementary | PK-05 | 351 |
| YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Schenectady | Elementary | PK-05 | 327 |
| VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Schenectady | Elementary | PK-05 | 311 |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Schenectady | Elementary | PK-05 | 306 |
| WILLIAM C KEANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Schenectady | Elementary | PK-05 | 279 |
About SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is a thinly populated public-school district in New York. The district runs 15 schools and teaches approximately 8,948 students.
In terms of grade levels, SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT consists of 11 elementary, 3 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs about 597 students per school, 15% above the state mean of roughly 519.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 8,948 students, stayed largely flat from the 9,080 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.