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Ballston Spa, NY
Public School Ratings




Ballston Spa Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Ballston Spa Central School District details

Ballston Spa Central School District
70 Malta Ave
Ballston Spa, NY 12020

4,022 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Ballston Spa Central School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.2% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
45%
48%
51%
51%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Ballston Spa Middle School
210 Ballston Ave
Ballston Spa, NY, 12020
06-08
Ballston Spa Senior High School
220 Ballston Ave
Ballston Spa, NY, 12020
09-12
Gordon Creek Elementary School
50 Wood Rd
Ballston Spa, NY, 12020
KG-05
Malta Avenue Elementary School
70 Malta Ave
Ballston Spa, NY, 12020
KG-05
Milton Terrace Elementary School
200 Wood Rd
Ballston Spa, NY, 12020
KG-05
Wood Road Elementary School
300 Wood Rd
Ballston Spa, NY, 12020
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.5% 42.7%
Black 2.3% 16.7%
Hispanic 6.7% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.3% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 31.9% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 30.5% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.5% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,672 $55,645,040 56.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,156 $4,704,920 4.8%
Staff $1,024 $4,167,680 4.2%
General Administration $355 $1,444,850 1.5%
School Administration $883 $3,593,810 3.6%
Operation $1,779 $7,240,530 7.3%
Transportation $1,210 $4,924,700 5.0%
Other $693 $2,820,510 2.9%
Total Support $7,100 $28,897,000 29.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,439 $13,996,730 14.2%
Total Expenditures $24,211 $98,538,770 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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