NY State Education Department Board of Regents Member Dr. Frances Wills | education.wisc.edu
NY State Education Department Board of Regents Member Dr. Frances Wills | education.wisc.edu
Columbia County had the 14th lowest enrollment numbers among all counties in the state during the 2022-23 school year.
The number of students in the halls of Columbia County schools fell by 1.5% compared to the year before.
In the 2022-23 school year, 50.6% of students were boys, and 49.4% were girls.
Most of the students were white, representing 71.7% of the Columbia County student body.
Within Columbia County, Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School had the highest enrollment numbers in the school year, welcoming 723 students.
New York State has proposed a $45.8 billion education budget for 2025. 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 to increase funds for Foundation Aid by $507 million, mainly driven by concerns over rising inflation in the U.S.
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 | Total enrollment in 2021-22 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | % Change From Previous School Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School | 754 | 723 | -4.1% |
| Ichabod Crane Middle School | 649 | 650 | 0.2% |
| Taconic Hills Elementary School | 586 | 562 | -4.1% |
| Ichabod Crane Senior High School | 548 | 560 | 2.2% |
| Taconic Hills Junior/Senior High School | 551 | 502 | -8.9% |
| Ichabod Crane Elementary School | 464 | 486 | 4.7% |
| Hudson High School | 458 | 453 | -1.1% |
| Hudson Junior High School | 376 | 383 | 1.9% |
| Mary E. Dardess Elementary School | 362 | 360 | -0.6% |
| Chatham High School | 310 | 323 | 4.2% |
| Germantown Elementary School | 276 | 276 | 0% |
| Walter B. Howard Elementary School | 232 | 230 | -0.9% |
| Germantown Junior-Senior High School | 217 | 209 | -3.7% |
| Chatham Middle School | 218 | 186 | -14.7% |
| New Lebanon Junior-Senior High School | 174 | 183 | 5.2% |
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