This is a list of school districts in New York's Capital District . School districts in New York are publicly funded and are the most local government bodies in the state; school district budgets are the only budgets that state citizens have a direct impact on: budget votes take place on the third Tuesday in May annually. The Capital District's largest school district is Shenendehowa Central School District, with 9,734 students in the 2013-2014 school year. The smallest district is North Greenbush Common School District, with 19 students in its one-room schoolhouse during the 2013-2014 school year.
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District | Type | Enrollment (2014) [1] | BOCES | County | School buildings | Image |
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Albany | City school district | 8,272 | None [2] | Albany |
| Albany High School |
Argyle | Central school district | 554 | Washington- Saratoga- Warren- Hamilton- Essex [4] | Washington | Argyle school buildings | |
Averill Park | Central school district | 3,088 | Questar III [5] | Rensselaer |
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Ballston Spa | Central school district | 4,203 | Washington- Saratoga- Warren- Hamilton- Essex [4] | Saratoga |
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Berlin | Central school district | 722 | Questar III [5] | Rensselaer |
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Berne- Knox- Westerlo | Central school district | 855 | Capital Region [2] | Albany, Schoharie |
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Bethlehem | Central school district | 4,702 | Capital Region [2] | Albany |
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Bolton | Central school district | 176 | Washington- Saratoga- Warren- Hamilton- Essex [4] | Warren | Bolton school buildings | |
Brunswick (Brittonkill) | Central school district | 1,183 | Questar III [5] | Rensselaer | Brunswick school buildings
| Tamarac Secondary |
Burnt Hills- Ballston Lake | Central school district | 3,179 | Capital Region [2] | Saratoga, Schenectady |
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Cairo-Durham | Central school district | 1,297 | Questar III [5] | Greene |
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Cambridge | Central school district | 868 | Washington- Saratoga- Warren- Hamilton- Essex [4] | Washington | Cambridge school buildings
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Catskill | Central school district | 1,553 | Questar III [5] | Greene | Catskill school buildings
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Chatham | Central school district | 1,160 | Questar III [5] | Columbia |
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Cobleskill- Richmondville | Central school district | 1,827 | Capital Region [2] | Schoharie |
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Cohoes | City school district | 1,902 | Capital Region [2] | Albany |
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Corinth | Central school district | 1,208 | Washington- Saratoga- Warren- Hamilton- Essex [4] | Saratoga | Corinth school buildings
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Coxsackie- Athens | Central school district | 1,405 | Questar III [5] | Greene | Coxsackie- Athens school buildings | |
Duanesburg | Central school district | 770 | Capital Region [2] | Schenectady, Albany, Schoharie |
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East Greenbush | Central school district | 4,133 | Questar III [5] | Rensselaer |
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Fort Ann | Central school district | 445 | Washington- Saratoga- Warren- Hamilton- Essex [4] | Washington | Fort Ann school buildings
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Fort Edward | Union free school district | 517 | Washington- Saratoga- Warren- Hamilton- Essex [4] | Washington | Fort Edward school buildings | |
Galway | Central school district | 927 | Washington- Saratoga- Warren- Hamilton- Essex [4] | Saratoga |
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Germantown | Central school district | 560 | Questar III [5] | Columbia |
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Glens Falls | City school district | 2,028 | Washington- Saratoga- Warren- Hamilton- Essex [4] | Warren |
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Glens Falls | Common school district | 183 | Washington- Saratoga- Warren- Hamilton- Essex [4] | Warren |
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Granville | Central school district | 1106 | Washington- Saratoga- Warren- Hamilton- Essex [4] | Washington | Granville School District
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Green Island | Union free school district | 318 | Capital Region [2] | Albany | Green Island school buildings
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Greenville | Central school district | 1,190 | Questar III [5] | Greene | ||
Greenwich | Central school district | 1,057 | Washington- Saratoga- Warren- Hamilton- Essex [4] | Washington | Greenwich School District
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Guilderland | Central school district | 4,925 | Capital Region [2] | Albany |
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Hoosic Valley | Central school district | 1,002 | Questar III [5] | Rensselaer | Hoosic Valley school buildings | |
Hoosick Falls | Central school district | 1,148 | Questar III [5] | Rensselaer | Hoosick Falls school buildings
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Hudson | City school district | 1,817 | Questar III [5] | Columbia |
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Kinderhook | Central school district | 1,857 | Questar III [5] | Columbia |
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Lansingburgh | Central school district | 2,327 | Questar III [5] | Rensselaer |
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Mechanicville | City school district | Washington- Saratoga- Hamilton- Warren- Essex [5] | Saratoga | Mechanicville school buildings
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Menands | Union free school district | 259 | Capital Region [2] | Albany | Menands school buildings
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Middleburgh | Central school district | 784 | Capital Region [2] | Schoharie |
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Mohonasen | Central school district | 2,847 | Capital Region [2] | Schenectady, Albany |
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New Lebanon | Central school district | 422 | Questar III [5] | Columbia |
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Niskayuna | Central school district | 4,085 | Capital Region [2] | Schenectady, Albany, Saratoga |
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North Colonie | Central school district | 5,347 | Capital Region [2] | Albany |
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North Greenbush | Common school district | 19 | Questar III [5] | Rensselaer | North Greenbush school buildings
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Ravena- Coeymans- Selkirk | Central school district | 1,872 | Capital Region [2] | Albany, Greene |
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Rensselaer | City school district | 1,036 | Questar III [5] | Rensselaer | Rensselaer school buildings
| Rensselaer City School District |
Saratoga Springs | City school district | 6,442 | Washington- Saratoga- Warren- Hamilton- Essex [4] | Saratoga |
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Schalmont | Central school district | 1,840 | Capital Region [2] | Schenectady, Albany, Montgomery | ||
Schenectady | City school district | 9,557 | Capital Region [2] | Schenectady |
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Schodack | Central school district | 921 | Questar III [5] | Rensselaer |
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Schoharie | Central school district | 823 | Capital Region [2] | Schoharie |
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Scotia- Glenville | Central school district | 2,527 | Capital Region [2] | Schenectady |
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Sharon Springs | Central school district | 273 | Capital Region [2] | Schoharie | Sharon Springs school buildings
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Shenendehowa | Central school district | 9,734 | Capital Region [2] | Saratoga |
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South Colonie | Central school district | 4,861 | Capital Region [2] | Albany | South Colonie school buildings
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Taconic Hills | Central school district | 1,403 | Questar III [5] | Columbia | Taconic Hills school buildings | |
Troy | Enlarged city school district | 3,838 | Questar III [5] | Rensselaer | ||
Voorheesville | Central school district | 1,178 | Capital Region [2] | Albany |
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Watervliet | City school district | 1,313 | Capital Region [2] | Albany |
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Wynantskill | Union free school district | 305 | Questar III [5] | Rensselaer | Wynantskill school buildings
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