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Rensselaer Junior/senior High School

25 Van Rensselaer Dr

Tel: (518)436-8561

Rensselaer Junior/senior High School serves 404 students in grades 7-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the NY average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Asian and Black), which is less than the state average of 55%.
Rensselaer Junior/senior High School operates within the Rensselaer City School District.
Rensselaer City School District's 72% graduation rate is lower than the NY state average of 87%.

The student population of 404 students has declined by 6% over five years.
The teacher population of 36 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 has decreased from 12:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.54 is more than the state average of 0.37. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(NY) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	11:1	15:1

Asian	12%	9%

Hispanic	8%	25%

Black	9%	18%

White	66%	45%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	5%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.54	0.37

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	57%	45%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	7%	6%

Rensselaer City School District's student population of 1,088 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 72% has decreased from 95% over five years.
The revenue/student of $18,499 in this district is less than the state average of $32,940. The district revenue/student has declined by 28% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $17,863 is less than the state average of $31,547. The district spending/student has declined by 14% over four years.

School District Name	Rensselaer City School District
Number of Schools Managed	2	2
Number of Students Managed	1,088	935

Graduation Rate	72%	87%

District Total Revenue	$20 MM	$31 MM

District Spending	$20 MM	$30 MM

District Revenue / Student	$18,499	$32,940

District Spending / Student	$17,863	$31,547

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