East Hudson Valley News

Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Columbia County schools, welcoming 723 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the New York State Education Department.

The most represented ethnicity among Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School students was white, accounting for 41.8% of the student population.

Among the 15 schools in Columbia County, Ichabod Crane Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 650 students, while Taconic Hills Elementary School welcomed 562 students and came in third in the 2022-23 school year.

Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School is part of Hudson City School District, which roughly covers three schools within Columbia County and has a main office in Chatham.

In the previous school year, Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Columbia 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
Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School	Hudson	723
Ichabod Crane Middle School	Valatie	650
Taconic Hills Elementary School	Craryville	562
Ichabod Crane Senior High School	Valatie	560
Taconic Hills Junior/Senior High School	Craryville	502
Ichabod Crane Elementary School	Valatie	486
Hudson High School	Hudson	453
Hudson Junior High School	Hudson	383
Mary E. Dardess Elementary School	Chatham	360
Chatham High School	Chatham	323
Germantown Elementary School	Germantown	276
Walter B. Howard Elementary School	New Lebanon	230
Germantown Junior-Senior High School	Germantown	209
Chatham Middle School	Chatham	186
New Lebanon Junior-Senior High School	New Lebanon	183