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Albany County Private Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Christ The King Elementary School (Closed 2010)

(Catholic)

20 Sumpter Ave
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 456-5400

Gr: K-9 | 169 students

Country Classroom (Closed 2025)

1687 Huntersland Rd
Middleburgh, NY 12122
(518) 827-5533

Gr: PK-5 | 22 students

Pineview Community Church Preschool (Closed 2011)

Daycare / Preschool (Christian)

251 Washington Avenue Ext
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 456-6786

Gr: PK-K | 116 students Tuition listed

St. Brigids Regional Catholic School (Closed 2010)

(Catholic)

700 5th Ave
Watervliet, NY 12189
(518) 273-3321

Gr: K-9 | 167 students

St. Casimir Regional School (Closed 2006)

(Catholic)

309 Sheridan Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 434-4264

Gr: PK-8 | 111 students

St. James Institute School (Closed 2006)

(Catholic)

50 Summit Avenue
Albany, NY 12209
(518) 465-1973

Gr: PK-8 | 127 students

St. Matthew Lutheran School (Closed 2016)

Daycare / Preschool (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)

75 Whitehall Rd
Albany, NY 12209
(518) 463-6495

Gr: PK-K | 88 students Avg. class size: 16 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

St. Teresa Of Avila School (Closed 2006)

(Catholic)

8 Hollywood Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 482-3736

Gr: PK-8 | 183 students

Overview

This County (Albany County)

This State (NY)

# Schools

35 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Albany County Total Schools
2025	35
2024	37
2023	35
2022	34
2021	35
2020	35
2019	34
2018	35
2017	32
2016	32
2015	37

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Student Body:

# Students

4,937 Students

430,297 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	150	246	179
2024	145	238	172
2023	146	238	174
2022	140	250	185
2021	139	245	180
2020	140	242	171
2019	151	247	175
2018	147	245	172
2017	157	242	180
2016	158	241	178
2015	164	230	167

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% Average Students of Color

25%

40%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	25%	40%	34%
2024	25%	40%	34%
2023	24%	40%	33%
2022	25%	40%	33%
2021	25%	41%	32%
2020	25%	41%	32%
2019	24%	40%	31%
2018	24%	39%	31%
2017	24%	40%	32%
2016	24%	40%	32%
2015	26%	41%	32%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

597 Teachers

41,984 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	9:1	10:1	11:1
2024	9:1	10:1	11:1
2023	9:1	11:1	11:1
2022	8:1	11:1	11:1
2021	9:1	11:1	11:1
2020	9:1	11:1	12:1
2019	10:1	11:1	12:1
2018	10:1	11:1	12:1
2017	9:1	11:1	12:1
2016	9:1	11:1	12:1
2015	8:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

72%

76%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	72%	76%	55%
2024	72%	75%	54%
2023	72%	75%	54%
2022	75%	76%	54%
2021	75%	74%	54%
2020	75%	74%	54%
2019	75%	73%	53%
2018	76%	73%	53%
2017	84%	72%	53%
2016	88%	73%	52%
2015	90%	72%	52%

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Average Class Size

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	15	15	15
2024	15	15	15
2023	15	15	15
2022	15	15	15
2021	16	15	15
2020	16	15	15
2019	16	16	15
2018	16	16	15
2017	16	16	15
2016	16	16	15
2015	16	16	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

8 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	8	11	13
2024	8	10	12
2023	8	10	11
2022	8	10	11
2021	7	10	11
2020	7	10	11
2019	5	10	11
2018	5	9	11
2017	5	9	10
2016	5	9	10
2015	4	9	10

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Average SAT score

1258

(Out of 1600)

1250

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	1,258	1,250	1,233
2024	1,258	1,246	1,230
2023	1,258	1,242	1,228
2022	1,258	1,246	1,229
2021	1,258	1,247	1,229
2020	1,258	1,240	1,226
2019	1,358	1,235	1,226
2018	1,260	1,224	1,226
2017	1,260	1,236	1,233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	29	28	26
2024	29	28	26
2023	29	28	26
2022	29	27	26
2021	29	27	26
2020	29	27	25
2019	32	27	25
2018	32	26	25
2017	32	26	25
2016	32	26	25
2015	32	25	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$11,458

$22,300

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	$11,458	$22,300	$15,012
2024	$7,060	$21,636	$13,254
2023	$6,880	$21,117	$12,626
2022	$7,117	$19,707	$12,187
2021	$7,117	$19,162	$11,800
2020	$7,117	$18,832	$11,512
2019	$7,214	$18,073	$11,293
2018	$7,192	$17,784	$11,017
2017	$6,994	$16,583	$10,708
2016	$6,333	$14,881	$10,356
2015	$5,816	$14,120	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$290

$2,213

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	$290	$2,213	$1,152
2024	$290	$2,240	$1,128
2023	$290	$2,493	$1,156
2022	$395	$2,022	$1,102
2021	$395	$2,090	$1,125
2020	$395	$2,178	$1,217
2019	$500	$1,781	$1,305
2018	$500	$2,681	$1,108

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Average % on Financial Aid

51%

34%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	51%	34%	34%
2024	51%	33%	34%
2023	51%	34%	34%
2022	45%	34%	33%
2021	45%	33%	33%
2020	45%	33%	32%
2019	47%	32%	31%
2018	45%	32%	30%
2017	40%	31%	30%
2016	40%	31%	29%
2015	35%	30%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$1,950

$9,504

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	$1,950	$9,504	$7,073
2024	$1,950	$9,775	$6,930
2023	$1,950	$10,192	$6,469
2022	$1,813	$9,153	$6,289
2021	$1,813	$8,840	$6,055
2020	$1,813	$8,813	$5,921
2019	$1,813	$8,764	$5,795
2018	$1,813	$7,563	$5,456
2017	$1,525	$6,602	$5,319
2016	$1,550	$6,842	$5,105
2015	$1,275	$6,353	$5,030

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Average Acceptance Rate

79%

74%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	79%	74%	81%
2024	79%	79%	85%
2023	79%	79%	85%
2022	79%	78%	85%
2021	82%	78%	85%
2020	82%	78%	85%
2019	82%	77%	85%
2018	82%	77%	85%
2017	99%	79%	85%
2016	98%	80%	85%
2015	95%	81%	85%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.54

0.60

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	0.54	0.60	0.65
2024	0.55	0.60	0.65
2023	0.54	0.62	0.65
2022	0.52	0.62	0.64
2021	0.52	0.62	0.64
2020	0.52	0.62	0.64
2019	0.53	0.61	0.63
2018	0.53	0.61	0.63
2017	0.50	0.61	0.61
2016	0.51	0.62	0.61
2015	0.53	0.62	0.61

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# American Indian Students

4 Students

949 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

228 Students

18,466 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	4%	4%	5%
2024	4%	4%	5%
2023	4%	4%	5%
2022	5%	5%	4%
2021	5%	5%	4%
2020	5%	4%	4%
2019	5%	5%	4%
2018	5%	5%	4%
2017	4%	4%	4%
2016	4%	4%	4%
2015	5%	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

224 Students

33,844 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	4%	8%	9%
2024	4%	8%	9%
2023	3%	9%	9%
2022	3%	9%	8%
2021	3%	9%	9%
2020	3%	9%	9%
2019	3%	10%	8%
2018	3%	10%	8%
2017	3%	9%	8%
2016	3%	9%	8%
2015	3%	9%	8%

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# Black Students

495 Students

33,742 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	9%	8%	7%
2024	9%	8%	7%
2023	9%	9%	8%
2022	10%	9%	7%
2021	10%	9%	7%
2020	10%	9%	8%
2019	9%	9%	7%
2018	9%	9%	7%
2017	10%	11%	7%
2016	10%	11%	7%
2015	11%	11%	8%

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# White Students

3,495 Students

253,991 Students

% White Students

65%

59%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	65%	59%	52%
2024	64%	59%	52%
2023	65%	57%	52%
2022	67%	57%	54%
2021	67%	57%	54%
2020	67%	58%	54%
2019	66%	58%	56%
2018	66%	58%	56%
2017	68%	58%	58%
2016	68%	58%	58%
2015	66%	58%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

31 Students

2,694 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

893 Students

84,128 Students

% of Others Students

17%

20%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Albany County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	17%	20%	26%
2024	18%	20%	26%
2023	18%	20%	25%
2022	15%	18%	25%
2021	15%	19%	25%
2020	15%	19%	24%
2019	17%	18%	24%
2018	17%	18%	23%
2017	15%	18%	22%
2016	15%	18%	22%
2015	15%	18%	21%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

14 extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private schools in Albany County, NY?

The private schools in Albany County, NY include Albany Academies, Academy Of The Holy Names, and St. Pius X School.

How many private schools are located in Albany County?

35 private schools are located in Albany County.

How much do private schools cost in Albany County?

The average tuition cost is $11,458, which is lower than the New York private school average tuition cost of $22,300.

How diverse are private schools in Albany County?

Albany County private schools are approximately 25% minority students, which is lower than the New York private school average of 40%.

What percentage of students in Albany County go to private school?

11% of all K-12 students in Albany County are educated in private schools (compared to the NY state average of 15%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Albany County?

60% of private schools in Albany County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private schools in Albany County are often viewed compared to one another?

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