Saratoga Springs City School District
| Saratoga Springs City School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
|
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 |
| 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, four-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 five 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]
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 seven (7) Board members. They are elected in the school budget elections in May to staggered three-year terms, which expire on December 31.
- Chip Locke (President, elected in 2011, re-elected in 2014, term expires in 2017)
- Russell E. Danforth (Vice President, served 1998-2007, re-elected 2010 and 2013, term expires in 2016)
- Regina M. Gapczynski (elected in 2007, re-elected 2010 and 2013, term expires in 2016)
- Steve Grandin (elected in 2009, re-elected 2012, term expires in 2016)
- JoAnne Kiernan (elected in 2012, term expires in 2015)
- Mia Pfitzer (elected in 1999, term expires in 2017)
- Dr. Stephen C. Verral (elected in 2014, term expires in 2017)
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