RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a small 9-12 campus in RENSSELAER, New York, overseen by RENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school works with 462 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by RENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 949 students overall.

On demographics, RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 16% Hispanic, 16% Black, 15% Asian, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Rensselaer County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 33.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Rensselaer County shows median household earnings sit near $87,915, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Rensselaer County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,274 students), RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is VAN RENSSELAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 434 (now 462). White enrollment moved from 59% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

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