TROY HIGH SCHOOL

As an expansive senior high in TROY, New York, TROY HIGH SCHOOL educates 1,193 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within TROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 79% larger than the state mean of about 668.

Across the 7 schools in TROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,522 students total), TROY HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, TROY HIGH SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Black, 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting TROY HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 68% of students at TROY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Rensselaer County (around 46%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, TROY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.9%; this one delivers 57.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Rensselaer County indicate the typical household earns roughly $87,915 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. TROY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 42 public schools in Rensselaer County (combined enrollment of about 19,274 students).

The closest other public school is PS 14, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TROY HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TROY HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 41.0%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 1,315 students in 2018 compared to 1,193 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 46% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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