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Lansingburgh Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Troy, and parts of Brunswick and Schaghticoke.

Troy’s School Grade C− better than 19% of New York school districts

Students
2,060
Schools
4
Spent per student
$27,230
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$18.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lansingburgh Central School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $18.2M, about $8,825 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Troy 50,912

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Troy. Grade by grade →

PK–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsTroy City School District
9–122 high schoolsTroy City School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 46.5% · 974 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 48.9% · 989 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 87.2% · 152 in the class

91% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$27,230 per student · 21% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 67%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,131’20
2,056’21
2,084’22
2,051’23
2,060’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 49%Black 21%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 12%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Turnpike Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Troy
542 students10:1
Rensselaer Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Troy
D
419 students10:1
Knickerbacker Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Troy
D
474 students8:1
Lansingburgh Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Troy
A+
625 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Averill Park Central School DistrictNorth Greenbush, Poestenkill
$23,693per student
Brunswick Central School DistrictGrafton, Pittstown
$23,087per student
Shenendehowa Central School DistrictHalfmoon, Waterford
$21,150per student
Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School DistrictWaterford, Waterford
$25,852per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.