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School districts in Albany County, NY
Albany County has 12 regular public school districts, enrolling 36,712 students in 2024–25. The largest is Albany City School District (8,761 students, 24% of the county), followed by North Colonie CSD and South Colonie Central School District. All 12 offer kindergarten. New York sets no statewide kindergarten cutoff.
The 12 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany City School District ACADEMY PARK, ALBANY | Pre-K–12 | 16 | 8,761 | 632 | (518) 475-6080 |
| North Colonie CSD 91 FIDDLERS LN, LATHAM | K–12 | 8 | 6,159 | 358 | (518) 785-8591 |
| South Colonie Central School District 102 LORALEE DR, ALBANY also serves Schenectady County | Pre-K–12 | 8 | 5,066 | 328 | (518) 869-3576 |
| Guilderland Central School District 8 SCHOOL RD, GUILDERLAND CENTER | K–12 | 7 | 4,955 | 338 | (518) 456-6200 |
| Bethlehem Central School District 700 DELAWARE AVE, DELMAR | K–12 | 7 | 4,115 | 275 | (518) 439-7098 |
| Cohoes City School District 21 PAGE AVE, COHOES | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 1,903 | 129 | (518) 237-0100 |
| Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District 15 MOUNTAIN RD, RAVENA also serves Greene County | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,759 | 118 | (518) 756-5200 |
| Watervliet City School District 1245 HILLSIDE DR, WATERVLIET | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 1,547 | 119 | (518) 629-3201 |
| Voorheesville Central School District 432 NEW SALEM RD, VOORHEESVILLE | K–12 | 3 | 1,229 | 83 | (518) 765-3313 |
| Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District 1738 HELDERBERG TRAIL, BERNE also serves Schoharie County | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 711 | 40 | (518) 872-1293 |
| Menands Union Free School District 19 WARDS LN, MENANDS | Pre-K–8 | 1 | 276 | 34 | (518) 465-4561 |
| Green Island Union Free School District 171 HUDSON AVE, GREEN ISLAND | Pre-K–8 | 1 | 231 | 19 | (518) 273-1422 |
Albany County at a glance
Together the 12 districts run 64 schools from offices in 11 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Green Island Union Free School District, with 231 students; the median Albany County district has 1,759. By grade span: 6 Pre-K–12, 4 K–12 and 2 Pre-K–8.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 12 districts that report a K grade: 2,473 children. The biggest kindergarten was Albany City School District's, with 632; North Colonie CSD had 358, and the smallest, Green Island Union Free School District, had 19.
Albany County holds 12 of New York's 716 regular districts (1.7%) and 1.6% of its 2,338,849 public school students, ranking 14th of 62 counties by number of districts and 15th by enrollment. By size, 3 enroll 5,000 or more, 6 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 3 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 574 students.
3 districts reach past the county line: South Colonie Central School District (into Schenectady County), Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District (into Greene County) and Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District (into Schoharie County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 3 of Albany County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Albany City School District · North Colonie CSD · South Colonie Central School District · Guilderland Central School District · Bethlehem Central School District · Cohoes City School District · Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District · Watervliet City School District · Voorheesville Central School District · Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District · Menands Union Free School District · Green Island Union Free School District
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