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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 9,185 (2023-2024)
Schools: 15 (2023-2024)
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Schenectady City School District is a school district in New York (Schenectady County). During the 2024 school year, 9,185 students attended one of the district's 15 schools.

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

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School board

The Schenectady 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
Vivian Parsons20222028
Cathy Lewis20102028
Alexandria Carver20242027
Jamaica Miles20212027
Bernice Rivera2026
Nohelani Etienne20232026
Amanda Sponable-Pantalone20232026

Elections

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School board meetings

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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: $55,125,000 $5,912 20%
Local: $58,839,000 $6,310 21%
State: $163,074,000 $17,488 59%
Total: $277,038,000 $29,709
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $247,605,000 $26,552
Total Current Expenditures: $206,396,000 $22,133
Instructional Expenditures: $129,981,000 $13,938 52%
Student and Staff Support: $19,015,000 $2,039 8%
Administration: $17,700,000 $1,898 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $39,700,000 $4,257 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $24,208,000 $2,596
Construction: $19,546,000 $2,096
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,788,000 $191
Interest on Debt: $3,970,000 $425


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 (%)
2021-2022 18 26 13 12 PS 12 28
2020-2021 38 55-59 33 30-34 PS 15-19 46
2018-2019 26 34 20 18 PS 17 35
2017-2018 22 30 18 15 >=50 10-14 32
2016-2017 24 31 21 15 <50 10-14 33
2015-2016 26 34 20 19 <50 20-24 34
2014-2015 25 32 20 16 PS 20-24 32
2013-2014 15 22 10 9 <50 11-19 22
2012-2013 20 28 15 14 PS <=20 25
2011-2012 45 59 36 35 <50 <50 52
2010-2011 44 56 34 37 PS <50 53

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 (%)
2021-2022 22 30 18 17 PS 18 27
2020-2021 34 45-49 25-29 30-34 PS 30-34 40-44
2018-2019 32 40 25 26 PS 30 40
2017-2018 30 38 23 23 <50 25-29 38
2016-2017 28 34 25 21 <50 20-24 35
2015-2016 28 34 22 23 <50 20-24 35
2014-2015 23 29 18 16 PS 20-24 30
2013-2014 18 24 13 12 <50 11-19 25
2012-2013 23 29 18 17 PS <=20 28
2011-2012 38 47 29 29 <50 <50 48
2010-2011 37 43 30 30 PS <50 45

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 (%)
2021-2022 78 90-94 70-74 75-79 PS >=50 70-74
2020-2021 74 85-89 70-74 65-69 <50 75-79
2019-2020 69 80-84 60-64 65-69 PS >=50 65-69
2018-2019 61 70-74 50-54 50-54 PS >=50 60-64
2017-2018 62 80-84 55-59 55-59 >=50 55-59
2016-2017 66 80-84 60-64 55-59 PS >=50 65-69
2015-2016 59 65-69 50-54 50-54 PS 65-69
2014-2015 58 70-74 50-54 45-49 PS PS 65-69
2013-2014 65 70-74 60-64 50-54 65-69
2012-2013 58 70-74 50-54 40-44 65-69
2011-2012 58 80-84 55-59 40-44 PS 55-59
2010-2011 58 70-74 50-54 50-54 60-64


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 9,185 1.4
2022-2023 9,053 -3.0
2021-2022 9,325 0.5
2020-2021 9,281 -5.0
2019-2020 9,745 -0.1
2018-2019 9,750 0.5
2017-2018 9,697 -1.2
2016-2017 9,816 1.1
2015-2016 9,706 -3.7
2014-2015 10,066 1.4
2013-2014 9,921 1.3
2012-2013 9,790 -0.3
2011-2012 9,821 -1.0
2010-2011 9,918 0.2
2009-2010 9,903 -2.5
2008-2009 10,152 5.7
2007-2008 9,572 0.4
2006-2007 9,531 1.7
2005-2006 9,371 1.7
2004-2005 9,212 1.3
2003-2004 9,090 6.2
2002-2003 8,526 1.0
2001-2002 8,443 -1.8
2000-2001 8,591 -0.4
1999-2000 8,624 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Schenectady City School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 23.2 10.1
Black 25.0 15.5
Hispanic 23.9 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.2
Two or More Races 10.5 3.5
White 16.8 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, Schenectady City School District had 767.84 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.96.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.04
Kindergarten: 52.18
Elementary: 405.13
Secondary: 308.49
Total: 767.84

Schenectady City School District employed 20.71 district administrators and 38.66 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 20.71
District Administrative Support: 122.00
School Administrators: 38.66
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 272.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 20.70
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 17.00
Student Support Services: 105.58
Other Support Services: 314.00


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 Schenectady City School District operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Central Park Middle School5846-8
Dr Martin Luther King School Jr Elementary School391PK-5
Hamilton Elementary School429PK-5
Howe Elementary School414PK-5
Jessie T Zoller Elementary School442PK-5
Lincoln Elementary School310PK-5
Mont Pleasant Middle School7086-8
Oneida Middle School6066-8
Paige Elementary School454PK-5
Pleasant Valley Elementary School369PK-5
Schenectady High School2,8608-12
Van Corlaer Elementary School413PK-5
William C Keane Elementary School257PK-5
Woodlawn Elementary School478PK-5
Yates Elementary School318PK-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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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