Rensselaer City School District, New York, elections

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Rensselaer City School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,005 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Rensselaer City School District is a school district in New York (Rensselaer County). During the 2024 school year, 1,005 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 Rensselaer City School District consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Marque James20242029
Peter Mannella20242029
Stacy Hover20232028
Jennifer Haggerty20182028
James Preston20202025

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Overlapping state house districts

Rensselaer City School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 108John T. McDonald IIIDemocratic Party 100% 5%

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: $5,840,000 $5,509 17%
Local: $10,161,000 $9,586 30%
State: $17,531,000 $16,539 52%
Total: $33,532,000 $31,634
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $27,551,000 $25,991
Total Current Expenditures: $23,115,000 $21,806
Instructional Expenditures: $15,666,000 $14,779 57%
Student and Staff Support: $1,588,000 $1,498 6%
Administration: $2,089,000 $1,970 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,772,000 $3,558 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $422,000 $398
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $369,000 $348
Interest on Debt: $2,421,000 $2,283

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 28 20-29 11-19 11-19 21-39 30-34
2018-2019 30 40-44 20-24 20-29 PS 20-29 32
2017-2018 27 30-34 20-29 20-29 PS 20-29 25-29
2016-2017 33 30-34 20-29 <=20 20-29 35-39
2015-2016 31 25-29 11-19 40-59 21-39 35-39
2014-2015 38 30-34 30-39 40-49 <=20 41
2013-2014 24 30-34 11-19 30-39 PS <=20 24
2012-2013 25 15-19 25-29 <50 <50 26
2011-2012 47 50-54 30-34 40-49 PS 40-59 49
2010-2011 47 50-59 35-39 40-49 PS <50 48

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 34 30-39 20-29 30-39 21-39 30-34
2018-2019 35 45-49 25-29 40-49 PS 20-29 35
2017-2018 34 35-39 25-29 40-49 PS 20-29 30-34
2016-2017 33 40-44 25-29 21-39 30-39 30-34
2015-2016 30 35-39 11-19 40-59 21-39 30-34
2014-2015 27 25-29 11-19 30-39 <=20 29
2013-2014 24 30-34 11-19 11-19 PS <=20 27
2012-2013 29 35-39 20-24 <50 <50 29
2011-2012 44 40-44 35-39 50-59 PS 40-59 45
2010-2011 51 50-59 40-44 50-59 PS <50 52

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 85-89 >=50 >=50 PS PS 80-89
2018-2019 80-89 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS >=80
2017-2018 75-79 >=50 >=50 PS PS 60-69
2016-2017 80-89 >=50 PS >=50 PS 70-79
2015-2016 85-89 PS >=50 >=50 PS 80-89
2014-2015 80-84 >=50 >=50 PS PS PS 80-89
2013-2014 80-84 >=50 >=50 PS 75-79
2012-2013 70-74 >=50 PS PS PS 60-69
2011-2012 60-64 PS >=50 <50 PS PS 65-69
2010-2011 75-79 PS >=50 >=50 70-79

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 1,005 -5.7
2022-2023 1,062 0.2
2021-2022 1,060 -2.3
2020-2021 1,084 -2.2
2019-2020 1,108 -3.7
2018-2019 1,149 -3.3
2017-2018 1,187 2.6
2016-2017 1,156 1.9
2015-2016 1,134 1.1
2014-2015 1,121 1.7
2013-2014 1,102 -2.8
2012-2013 1,133 4.5
2011-2012 1,082 -1.8
2010-2011 1,101 2.0
2009-2010 1,079 2.5
2008-2009 1,052 -1.3
2007-2008 1,066 -0.5
2006-2007 1,071 -1.0
2005-2006 1,082 -0.1
2004-2005 1,083 -1.3
2003-2004 1,097 -0.7
2002-2003 1,105 3.3
2001-2002 1,068 0.1
2000-2001 1,067 -5.5
1999-2000 1,126 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Rensselaer City School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 12.2 10.1
Black 14.2 15.5
Hispanic 14.3 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 12.9 3.5
White 46.2 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, Rensselaer City School District had 82.80 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.14.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 4.07
Elementary: 35.29
Secondary: 43.44
Total: 82.80

Rensselaer City School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.00
District Administrative Support: 7.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 27.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 26.50

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 Rensselaer City School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School4786-12
Van Rensselaer Elementary School475PK-5

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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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