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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Schenectady County, NY |
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| Total Students |
1465 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
102 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 359 students | | Grade 10 - 375 students | | Grade 11 - 351 students | | Grade 12 - 380 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:14 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
1% |
| % Asian |
6% |
4% |
| % Hispanic |
2% |
17% |
| % Black |
2% |
19% |
| % White |
91% |
58% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
3% |
28% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
1% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Niskayuna Central School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
8 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
4,300 students |
2,265 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$53,797,000 |
$31,819,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$53,190,000 |
$31,869,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$12,511 |
$14,048 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$12,370 |
$14,070 |
| District Graduation Rates |
94% |
97% |
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- Niskayuna High School is a secondary school in Niskayuna, New York.
- History
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Niskayuna High School was founded in 1954.Niskayuna High School is to receive $53.2 million to undergo repairs and updates including a new 8 new classrooms and a new media center set to complete in 2010
- Academics
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In 2006, Niskayuna High School was rated as one of "America's Best High Schools" by Newsweek magazine, with an index (total Advanced Placement Exams taken in 2005 divided by total number of graduating seniors) of 1.260. Niskayuna High School was a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1983.
- For the Class of 2005, 94% of all graduating seniors attended college.
- NHS Average SAT Score of 2008 Graduating Class - 1760
- Compared to NYS Average SAT Score - 1470
- Athletics
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Fall Sports
- Volleyball (M/F), Cheerleading (F), Crew (M/F), Cross Country (M/F), Field Hockey (F), Football (M), Golf (M), Soccer (M/F), Swimming/Diving (F), Tennis (F)
- Winter Sports
Baseball (M), Crew (M/F), Lacrosse (M/F), Softball (F), Tennis (M), Track (M/F) - Notable alumni
- Jeff Blatnick, a wrestler who won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics and is currently a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.
- Andy Bloom, an Olympic athlete competing in the shot put.
- Kevin Burns, American TV Director
- André Davis, a current wide receiver for the Houston Texans (traded from the Buffalo Bills on April 12, 2007) in the NFL.
- James Howe, prominent author of children's literature.
- Ron Rivest, a cryptographer and MIT Computer Science professor, most famous for his part in the development of the RSA algorithm, for which he and his co-developers won a Turing Award.
- Jillian Shanebrook, who became a well-known model in Indonesia and wrote Model: Life Behind the Makeup.
- Henry Tepper, the former NYS director for the Nature Conservancy, and who currently works as the Junior Vice-President for the Eastern United States at the Audoubon Society.
- Mike DeRocco, the New York State Record holder in the 100 freestyle.
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| About This Zip Code (12309) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
30,057 people |
18,208,943 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
57% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
41 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.5 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$65,417
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$41,761 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.8 rooms |
4.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
51 years old |
56 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
80% / 20% |
42% / 58% |
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