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School districts in Rensselaer County, NY
Rensselaer County has 12 regular public school districts, enrolling 18,370 students in 2024–25. The largest is East Greenbush Central School District (4,155 students, 23% of the county), followed by Troy City School District and Averill Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenbush Central School District 29 ENGLEWOOD AVE, EAST GREENBUSH also serves Columbia County | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 4,155 | 277 | (518) 207-2531 |
| Troy City School District 475 FIRST ST, TROY | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 3,655 | 240 | (518) 328-5085 |
| Averill Park Central School District 146 GETTLE RD-ST 1, AVERILL PARK | K–12 | 5 | 2,583 | 163 | (518) 674-7055 |
| Lansingburgh Central School District 55 NEW TURNPIKE RD, TROY | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 2,117 | 149 | (518) 233-6850 |
| Brunswick Central School District (brittonkill) 3992 NY RT 2, TROY | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 1,108 | 83 | (518) 279-4600 |
| Hoosick Falls Central School District 21187 NY RT 22, HOOSICK FALLS also serves Washington County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,086 | 70 | (518) 686-7012 |
| Rensselaer City School District 25 VAN RENSSELAER DR, RENSSELAER | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 1,013 | 84 | (518) 465-7509 |
| Schodack Central School District 1477 S SCHODACK RD, CASTLETON also serves Columbia County | K–12 | 2 | 870 | 67 | (518) 732-2297 |
| Hoosic Valley Central School District 2 PLEASANT AVE, SCHAGHTICOKE also serves Washington County | K–12 | 2 | 850 | 63 | (518) 753-4450 |
| Berlin Central School District 17400 NY 22, CHERRY PLAIN | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 591 | 36 | (518) 658-1500 |
| Wynantskill Union Free School District 25 EAST AVE, TROY | Pre-K–8 | 1 | 307 | 24 | (518) 283-4679 |
| North Greenbush Common School District (williams) 49 GREENBUSH RD, TROY | K–2 | 1 | 35 | 15 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (518) 283-6748 |
Rensselaer County at a glance
Together the 12 districts run 38 schools from offices in 8 towns. The smallest by enrollment is North Greenbush Common School District (williams), with 35 students; the median Rensselaer County district has 1,013. By grade span: 7 Pre-K–12, 3 K–12, 1 K–2 and 1 Pre-K–8.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 12 districts that report a K grade: 1,271 children. The biggest kindergarten was East Greenbush Central School District's, with 277; Troy City School District had 240, and the smallest, North Greenbush Common School District (williams), had 15.
Rensselaer County holds 12 of New York's 716 regular districts (1.7%) and 0.8% of its 2,338,849 public school students, ranking 14th of 62 counties by number of districts and 22nd by enrollment. By size, 7 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 5 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 483 students.
4 districts reach past the county line: East Greenbush Central School District (into Columbia County), Hoosick Falls Central School District (into Washington County), Schodack Central School District (into Columbia County) and Hoosic Valley Central School District (into Washington County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 4 of Rensselaer County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. 1 of the 12 have no website on file with NCES; their office phone numbers are in the table. Websites for the rest:
East Greenbush Central School District · Troy City School District · Averill Park Central School District · Lansingburgh Central School District · Brunswick Central School District (brittonkill) · Hoosick Falls Central School District · Rensselaer City School District · Schodack Central School District · Hoosic Valley Central School District · Berlin Central School District · Wynantskill Union Free School District
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