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Mechanicville City School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,363 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Mechanicville City School District is a school district in New York (Saratoga and Rensselaer counties). During the 2024 school year, 1,363 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Mechanicville City School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Nichole Gorsky
Pat Greenhall
John Pugliese
John Taglione
Marlene Tierney
Darren Dodge2024
Kathy Young2024

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Overlapping state house districts

Mechanicville City School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 112Mary Beth WalshRepublican Party 45% 2%
New York State Assembly District 107Scott H. BendettRepublican Party 41% 1%
New York State Assembly District 113Carrie WoernerDemocratic Party 14% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,849,000 $2,066 9%
Local: $13,861,000 $10,051 44%
State: $14,836,000 $10,759 47%
Total: $31,546,000 $22,876
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $29,663,000 $21,510
Total Current Expenditures: $25,618,000 $18,577
Instructional Expenditures: $16,627,000 $12,057 56%
Student and Staff Support: $2,496,000 $1,810 8%
Administration: $2,307,000 $1,672 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,188,000 $3,036 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $384,000 $278
Construction: $70,000 $50
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $1,171,000 $849

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 57 PS <50 >=50 40-59 59
2018-2019 60 >=50 <50 40-59 60-79 60
2017-2018 54 >=50 <50 40-59 40-59 54
2016-2017 46 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 45
2015-2016 48 >=50 PS 21-39 >=50 49
2014-2015 48 >=50 PS <50 <50 48
2013-2014 28 >=50 <50 <50 PS <50 27
2012-2013 29 <50 <50 <50 PS 30
2011-2012 70 >=50 <50 60-79 >=50 71
2010-2011 68 >=50 <50 40-59 >=50 70

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 57 PS <50 <50 40-59 59
2018-2019 52 >=50 <50 40-59 40-59 52
2017-2018 50 >=50 <50 40-59 40-59 51
2016-2017 46 >=50 <50 >=50 >=50 45
2015-2016 49 >=50 PS 21-39 >=50 49
2014-2015 37 <50 PS <50 <50 38
2013-2014 29 <50 <50 <50 PS <50 30
2012-2013 34 <50 <50 <50 PS 35
2011-2012 62 >=50 <50 <50 >=50 63
2010-2011 60 >=50 <50 40-59 >=50 61

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 80-84 PS 80-84
2014-2015 80-84 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 80-84 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS 80-84

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,363 -0.3
2022-2023 1,367 -0.9
2021-2022 1,379 0.7
2020-2021 1,369 -0.1
2019-2020 1,371 0.7
2018-2019 1,362 -1.8
2017-2018 1,387 2.2
2016-2017 1,356 -0.4
2015-2016 1,362 -2.2
2014-2015 1,392 2.2
2013-2014 1,361 -0.7
2012-2013 1,371 2.2
2011-2012 1,341 -2.5
2010-2011 1,374 -1.2
2009-2010 1,390 2.2
2008-2009 1,360 -2.1
2007-2008 1,388 3.1
2006-2007 1,345 0.1
2005-2006 1,343 0.7
2004-2005 1,333 -1.1
2003-2004 1,347 -2.8
2002-2003 1,385 -3.4
2001-2002 1,432 -2.2
2000-2001 1,464 -4.2
1999-2000 1,526 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Mechanicville City School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 10.1
Black 1.8 15.5
Hispanic 4.4 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 3.5 3.5
White 89.6 39.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Mechanicville City School District had 99.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.77.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 6.15
Elementary: 43.02
Secondary: 49.83
Total: 99.00

Mechanicville City School District employed 3.22 district administrators and 1.67 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.22
District Administrative Support: 17.00
School Administrators: 1.67
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 40.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.11
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 6.00
Other Support Services: 37.40

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Mechanicville City School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Mechanicville Elementary School600PK-5
Mechanicville Junior/Senior High School7266-12


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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