Guilderland Central School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades K–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Guilderland and Altamont, and parts of Bethlehem, New Scotland and Knox.

At a glance

4,822Students enrolled

7Schools

2Towns served

$23,059Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

26%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

GuilderlandAltamont

Grades K–5

5 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL1,186 students · GuilderlandThis district

Grades 9–12

GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL1,476 students · Guilderland CenterThis district

Grades K–5

5 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL1,186 students · GuilderlandThis district

Grades 9–12

GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL1,476 students · Guilderland CenterThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NY

Math proficiency61%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts68%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)95%

State average 83.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$23,059

per student each year · 33% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction68%

Support & administration30%

Other1%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)63%

State33%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,811’20

4,824’21

4,853’22

4,840’23

4,822’24

Students

White · 67%3,217

Asian · 15%736

Hispanic · 8%366

Black · 5%256

Two or more races · 5%223

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%11

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Guilderland37,260 people

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Altamont1,855 people

Also covers small parts of Bethlehem, New Scotland and Knox.

Schools7 in district

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WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 528 students · Albany

B-Public 📚

GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 470 students · Guilderland

BPublic 📚

PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 462 students · Schenectady

BPublic 📚

LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 405 students · Schenectady

BPublic 📚

ALTAMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 295 students · Altamont

B-Public 📚

FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,186 students · Guilderland

B-Public 🏫

GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,476 students · Guilderland Center

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School DistrictBerne · Westerlo · $30,468 per student

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Schalmont Central School DistrictDuanesburg · Princetown · Rotterdam · $29,509 per student

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Albany City School DistrictAlbany · $29,416 per student

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East Greenbush Central School DistrictEast Greenbush · Schodack · $23,791 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.