2006-07 4-County Capitol District High Schools
4 County Index based on 1/6 teacher/student Ratio, 1/6 % Graduates receiving Regents Diploma, 1/3 % Graduates graduating in 4 years and 1/3 % attending college.
School System	Student / Teacher ratio	Graduates receiving Regents diplomas	Graduation Rates	Graduates planning to attend  college	Overall Rank
Voorheesville	13 / 1	90%	95%	91	1
Niskayuna	14 / 1	93%	93%	95	2
N Colonie (Shaker)	14 / 1	98%	92%	95	3
Menands (Shaker)					"3"
Maplewood (Shaker)					"3"
Guilderland	14 / 1	95%	92%	95	3.2
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lk	14 / 1	94%	94%	88	5
Bethlehem	14 / 1	92%	92%	94	5.2
New Lebanon	11.5 / 1	79%	86	94	7
S COLONIE	13 / 1	93%	88%	87	9.6
Schodack(Maple Hill)	13.7/ 1	76.7%	94.3	86.7	9.8
Hoosic Valley	11 / 1	76%	95%	83	10
Schalmont (Rotterdam)	14 / 1	82%	92%	88	10.8
Brittonkill(Tamarac)	14 / 1	92%	87%	89	11
Stillwater	13.3/ 1	87.7%	82.3%	95.7	11.2
Watervliet	11.7/ 1	79%	86.3	87.3	14
Saratoga Springs	14 / 1	94%	92%	84	14.5
Averill Park	13 / 1	88%	91%	84	16
Wynantskill UF S D					"16"
Burne-Knox-Westerlo	13 / 1	88.3%	93	79.3	16.5
Duansburg	13.3 / 1	77.7%	92.3	84	16.6
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk	12 / 1	92%	83%	86	19
Scotia-Glenville	14 / 1	90%	84%	88	20
Shenendehowa	16 / 1	93%	91%	84	21.5
Galway	11.3 / 1	68%	91	83.7	22
Hoosick Falls	10 / 1	72.7%	91	81	22
Ballston Spa	14 / 1	86%	85%	86	24
Rensselaer	11.1 / 1	56%	75.0	88.7	25
Schuylerville	12 / 1	86%	89%	78	25.9
Coxsackie-Athens	13 / 1	80%	75%	87	27
Waterford-Halfmoon	11 / 1	72.7%	86	82.7	27
Mohonasen	13 / 1	85%	83%	84	29
Cohoes	14 / 1	84%	84%	85*	29.1
E G Bush (Columbia)	14 / 1	82%	84%	85	29.6
Corinth	11 / 1	73%	85.7	80	32
Troy	15 / 1	74%	69%	91	33
Lansingburg	15 / 1	68%	75%	91	33.8
Berlin	12 / 1	73.3%	78.3	83	35
Green Island	11.6/ 1	60.8%	63%	84.3	36
S Glens Falls	15 / 1	80%	78%	80	37
Mechanicville	13.7 / 1	70.3%	79	77.3	38
Albany	12 / 1	64%	62%	78	39.9
Schenectady	13 / 1	58%	66%	79	40
2005 Columbia & Greene Counties		Italics indicate Real Property Enterprises Property Management PLUS eligibility (the Tri-city Area)
The smallest school, Green Island only had 24 students in its starting graduating class. To accommadate anomalies in scholl districts of less than 67(In Red) a weighted average of .4 of 2006, .3 of 2005 and .2 of 2004 was used.
2005 Schoharie-Fulton-Montgomery		Data from Schools 67-99 students (in Green) has been weighted 2/3 2006 1/3 2005
2005 Warren & Washington Counties		*Denotes 2005 Data
A note from the author: Trained in statistics, I recognize certain problems with my statistical analysis! There may be no statistical significance between schools close to one another in Rank, as standard deviations were not calculated. I CAUTION THE READER NOT TO CONSIDER 2 CLOSELY RANKED SCHOOLS ONE AS BEING SUPERIOR TO THE OTHER. We question whether schools under 150 or perhaps 200 students should not be averaged, feel free to log on to the 2005 and 2004 4-County Capitol Region School Reports! our ranking is somewhat arbitrary. I like to think the proof in the puding, high graduation rates with students attending college after graduation being proof a school educating, preparing them for later life, we've designated 1/3 of our ranking to each! We think student teacher ratios important and still value a Regents diploma over a school diploma, that certain institutions of higher learning, particularly those in NY. Though we consider these elements important, we have chosen to only value them at 1/6, half that of graduation rates and college attendance, perhaps that high!
What doesn't the ranking include? If you have pre-schoolers, there is no value placed on pre-K and Kindergarten programs, with schools varrying in these 2 elements! The lack of full day kindergartens and / or a pre-K program might result in students falling behind their Pre-K counter parts with the eventual result of graduation and College attendance declining (eventual decay). For the 2 income family, a year of day care can be expensive! Is there a college that does not require a computer of its freshman? Computer literacy was not factored! Some schools have AP college courses, perhaps most, AP can trim a semester or perhaps even 2 from the high cost of college reducing the cost of college significantly. If these or other factors regarding Capitol Region Schools be of major consequence, I suggest you research each more fully, each of the schools listed has a respective web site. If you've comment regarding this report, feel free to contact me at info@ArthurWelserrealty.com
2005 4-County Capitol Region School Report			2004 4-County Capitol Region School Report