Saratoga County K-12 Enrollment Continues to Decline

SARATOGA SPRINGS — K-12 enrollment has been steadily declining in Saratoga County for more than a decade despite overall population growth, data from the New York State Education Department shows.

In the 2012-2013 school year, there were 34,282 K-12 students in the county. A decade later, the number stood at 31,360, an 8.5% drop. 

The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce said it will “monitor” these numbers due to declining enrollment’s impact on the local labor pool. The chamber also said that declining enrollment plus increases in median home sale prices “speaks to the growing need for more workforce housing across Saratoga County.”

In the Saratoga Springs City School District, K-12 enrollment has decreased from nearly 6,000 in 2021-2022 to 5,798 in 2023-2024, according to data presented by Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lisa Cutting in May. The district is also seeing an increase in economically disadvantaged student enrollment, from 1,435 (or 24% of all students) in 21-22, to 1,687 (29%) in 23-24