📍 25 van Rensselaer Dr, Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, 12144
Rensselaer Junior/senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rensselaer, Rensselaer County. The school has 522 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rensselaer City School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 2 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rensselaer Junior/senior High School enrolls 522 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 18% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 246 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 95 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 12% |
| Asian | 59 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
342 of the school's 522 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 341 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rensselaer Junior/senior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 108.
Rensselaer Junior/senior High School is one of 2 schools in RENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in RENSSELAER, New York. The district serves 1,013 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 522 students, Rensselaer Junior/senior High School is close to the district average of about 507 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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