Saratoga Springs City School District
| Saratoga Springs City School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Saratoga Springs, New York United States  | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-kindergarten, K-12 |
| Established | 1923 |
| Superintendent | Michael Piccirillo[1] |
| Schools | 8 |
| Budget |
 US$117 million |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 6,442[2] |
| Other information | |
| Unions | NYSUT, CSEA, SAANYS |
| Website |
www |
The Saratoga Springs City School District is the public school district of Saratoga Springs, New York. The district is an independent public entity. It is governed by the Saratoga Springs City School District Board of Education, whose members are elected in non-partisan elections for staggered, three-year terms. The board selects a superintendent, who is the district's chief administrative official. The district's offices are located in the former Junior High building on 3 Blue Streak Boulevard, next to the high school.
The district has six elementary schools, one middle school, and one comprehensive high school serving about 6,400 students. As of 2015, it spends an average of $16,161 per pupil and has a student to teacher ratio of 14.3 (the national averages are $12,435 and 15.3 respectively).[3]
The district serves students from the city of Saratoga Springs and the Saratoga County towns of Milton, Wilton, Malta, Greenfield and Saratoga.
Schools
High schools
- Saratoga Springs High School - comprehensive high school (9th-12th Grade)
Middle schools
- Maple Avenue Middle School (6th-8th Grade)
Elementary schools
- Caroline Street Elementary School (Pre K- Grade 5)
- Division Street Elementary School (Pre K- Grade 5)
- Dorothy Nolan Elementary School (Pre K- Grade 5)
- Geyser Road Elementary School (Pre K- Grade 5)
- Greenfield Elementary School (Pre K- Grade 5)
- Lake Avenue Elementary School (former location of Saratoga Springs High School) (Pre K- Grade 6)
Board of Education
There are nine (9) Board members. They are elected in the school budget elections in May to staggered three-year terms, which expire on June 30.
- JoAnne Kiernan (President, elected in 2012, re-elected 2015, term expires in 2018)
- Dr. Stephen C. Verral (Vice President, elected in 2014, term expires in 2017)
- Mia Pfitzer (elected in 1999, re-elected 2002. 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2014, term expires in 2017)
- Steve Grandin (elected in 2009, re-elected 2012 and 2015, term expires in 2018)
- John Ellis (elected in 2015, term expires in 2018)
- Robert Shafer (elected in 2015, re-elected 2016, term expires in 2017)
- Heather Reynolds (elected in 2016, term expires in 2019)
- Brad Thomas (elected in 2016, term expires in 2019)
- Jim Wendell (elected in 2016, term expires in 2019)
Source: http://www.saratogaschools.org/board_members.cfm?master=304262&cfm=end&school=0
References
- â Canfield, Dave (5 January 2012). "Piccirillo names Saratoga Springs school superintendent". Glens Falls, N.Y.: The Post-Star. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- â Enrollment at District website
- â Saratoga Springs, New York (NY) education and school resources - Sperling's BestPlaces