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High school heads to a record 2,242 students while elementary numbers level off
What happened
The district projects 6,219 students in 2026-27, up 55. Shaker High School is expected to reach 2,242 students (up 72), while elementary schools (2,497) and the middle school (1,480) are about flat. A fall 2025 study in the long-range plan expects elementary enrollment to decline slowly over the next ten years.
Why it matters to families
Crowding is shifting from elementary to high school, which drives where teachers are added and why the district is renovating the high school. Upstate New York districts mostly lose students, so this district's growth is unusual.
The evidence
The March 10 budget slides give the grade-by-grade projections. The January long-range planning slides summarize the demographer's ten-year forecast.
The source
Budget Committee Meeting One slides (March 10, 2026)See the full record for North Colonie Central School District.
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