Capital District Times

Albany High School had the highest enrollment among Albany County schools, welcoming 2,770 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the New York State Education Department.

The most represented ethnicity among Albany High School students was Black, accounting for 43.1% of the student population.

Among the 63 schools in Albany County, Shaker High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,078 students, while Colonie Central High School welcomed 1,562 students and came in third in the 2023-24 school year.

Albany High School is part of Albany City School District, which roughly covers 15 schools within Albany County and has a main office in Albany.

In the previous school year, Albany High School also had the highest number of students among Albany 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.

New York State has proposed a $45.8 billion education budget for the upcoming fiscal year. This represents a $1.5 billion increase compared to the previous year. The most significant portion of this budget is allocated to schools, with a total of $35.3 billion proposed. The new budget aims at increasing funds for Foundation Aid by $507 million, mainly driven by rising inflation in the U.S.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Albany High School	Albany	2,770
Shaker High School	Latham	2,078
Colonie Central High School	Albany	1,562
Guilderland High School	Guilderland Center	1,483
Shaker Middle School	Latham	1,469
Bethlehem Central Senior High School	Delmar	1,373
Farnsworth Middle School	Guilderland	1,149
Bethlehem Central Middle School	Delmar	902
Sand Creek Middle School	Albany	883
Watervliet Junior-Senior High School	Watervliet	730
Watervliet Elementary School	Watervliet	662
Lisha Kill Middle School	Albany	646
William S. Hackett Middle School	Albany	630
Cohoes High School	Cohoes	596
Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School	Albany	573
Voorheesville Elementary School	Voorheesville	553
Boght Hills School	Cohoes	547
Westmere Elementary School	Albany	534
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Senior High School	Ravena	518
North Albany Academy Middle School	Albany	488
Veeder Elementary School	Albany	484
Pine Bush Elementary School	Schenectady	477
Guilderland Elementary School	Guilderland	474
Cohoes Middle School	Cohoes	468
New Scotland Elementary School	Albany	459
Slingerlands Elementary School	Delmar	455
Latham Ridge School	Latham	451
Pieter B. Coeymans School	Coeymans	445
Blue Creek School	Latham	439
Forts Ferry School	Latham	439
Eagle Elementary School	Delmar	429
Albertus W. Becker School	Selkirk	416
Lynnwood Elementary School	Schenectady	414
Giffen Memorial Elementary School	Albany	405
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Middle School	Ravena	393
Southgate School	Loudonville	392
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School	Berne	388
Harmony Hill School	Cohoes	378
Saddlewood Elementary School	Albany	376
Glenmont Elementary School	Glenmont	372
Roessleville School	Albany	369
Pine Hills Elementary School	Albany	347
Clayton A. Bouton High School	Voorheesville	338
Philip J. Schuyler Achievement Academy	Albany	334
Albany School of Humanities	Albany	332
Hamagrael Elementary School	Delmar	331
Shaker Road Elementary School	Albany	329
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School	Berne	328
Montessori Magnet School	Albany	324
Abram Lansing School	Cohoes	321
Forest Park Elementary School	Albany	319
Delaware Community School	Albany	311
Voorheesville Middle School	Voorheesville	306
Altamont Elementary School	Altamont	306
Loudonville School	Loudonville	286
Eagle Point Elementary School	Albany	286
Arbor Hill Elementary School	Albany	277
Thomas S. O'brien Academy of Science & Technology	Albany	264
Menands School	Menands	258
Sheridan Preparatory Academy	Albany	254
Heatly School	Green Island	250
Elsmere Elementary School	Delmar	230
Van Schaick Island School	Cohoes	137