Capital District Times

Columbia High School had the highest enrollment among Rensselaer County schools, welcoming 1,253 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 78% of the Columbia High School's total enrollment.

Among the 37 schools in Rensselaer County, Troy High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,154 students, while Howard L. Goff School welcomed 978 students and came in third in the 2022-23 school year.

Columbia High School is part of East Greenbush Central School District, which roughly covers two schools within Rensselaer County and has a main office in Berlin.

In the previous school year, Columbia High School also had the highest number of students among Rensselaer County schools.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to improve students' school performance.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Columbia High School	East Greenbush	1,253
Troy High School	Troy	1,154
Howard L. Goff School	East Greenbush	978
Averill Park High School	Averill Park	897
Troy Middle School	Troy	786
Lansingburgh Senior High School	Troy	639
Tamarac Middle School High School	Troy	602
Algonquin Middle School	Averill Park	585
Turnpike Elementary School	Troy	534
Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School	Rensselaer	522
Van Rensselaer Elementary School	Rensselaer	493
Tamarac Elementary School	Troy	493
Knickerbacker Middle School	Troy	471
Castleton Elementary School	Castleton	467
Citizen Edmond Genet School	East Greenbush	466
Hoosic Valley Elementary School	Schaghticoke	459
Red Mill School	Rensselaer	456
Rensselaer Park Elementary School	Troy	441
P.S. 14	Troy	425
Maple Hill Junior/Senior High School	Castleton	410
Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High School	Schaghticoke	398
Hoosick Falls Elementary School	Hoosick Falls	398
Miller Hill School	Averill Park	385
West Sand Lake Elementary School	West Sand Lake	376
Green Meadow School	Castleton	362
Berlin Middle School/High School	Cherry Plain	360
Poestenkill Elementary School	Poestenkill	346
Carroll Hill School	Troy	340
Gardner-Dickinson School	Wynantskill	335
Hoosick Falls Junior/Senior High School	Hoosick Falls	328
P.S. 18	Troy	309
Bell Top School	Troy	306
P.S. 2	Troy	278
Berlin Elementary School	Berlin	273
P.S. 16	Troy	248
Donald P. Sutherland School	Nassau	232
North Greenbush School	Troy	31