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Enrollment Information

Q: How many students are enrolled in the Saratoga Springs City School District?
A: As of October 1, 2007, total enrollment was 6,921 students in grades K-12.


Q: How many schools does the school district have?
A: The district has eight schools: six elementary schools serving kindergarten through fifth-grade, one middle school for sixth- seventh- and eighth-graders, and a high school for grades 9 through 12.


Q: What is the enrollment in each school?
A: Enrollment on October 1, 2007, was as follows:

  • Caroline Street Elementary School: 514 students.
  • Division Street Elementary School: 413 students.
  • Dorothy Nolan Elementary School: 880 students.
  • Geyser Road Elementary School: 399 students.
  • Greenfield Elementary School: 460 students.
  • Lake Avenue Elementary School: 423 students.
  • Maple Avenue Middle School: 1,632.
  • Saratoga Springs High School: 2,181.

Q: How has enrollment changed in recent years?
A: Districtwide enrollment has been stable, with increases or decreases of less than 1 percent in most recent years. To view a PowerPoint presentation on enrollment trends and forecasts, click here.


Q: What is the ratio of students to teachers?
A: During 2007-08, Saratoga Springs employed 556.8 full-time equivalent teaching positions to serve the district's 6,921 students. The ratio is 12.4 students per teacher. The ratio is not equivalent to class size because "teachers" includes special area teachers for art, music, and physical education as well as librarians, remedial teachers, school psychologists and others.


Q: What are average class sizes?
A: Average class sizes in Saratoga Springs are

  • 21 students in kindergarten and grade one
  • 25 students in grade two
  • 27 students in grades three through five
  • 23 students in grade 8 English
  • 22 students in grade 8 math
  • 21 in grade eight science
  • 25 in grade 8 social studies
  • 23 students in grade 10 English
  • 20 students in grade 10 math
  • 23 students in grade 10 science
  • 23 students in grade 10 social studies.

Q: Are class sizes capped in the elementary schools?
A: Yes. Class size limits in the elementary grades are:

  • 21 students in kindergarten and first-grade
  • 25 students in grade two
  • 27 students in grades three, four and five.

Q: How many special education students does the Saratoga Springs district serve?
A: The school district provided special education and related services to 740 school-aged students during 2006-07, representing 11.7 percent of the student population.