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Glens Falls City School District

Glens Falls, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Krislynn Dengler · #234 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,025

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$19,823

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 16% below the New York median

11.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Glens Falls City School District is a public school district based in Glens Falls, New York, serving 2,025 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #234 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 42% of them. Its schools average 405 students each, fewer than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Krislynn Dengler. It spends about $19,823 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% less than the New York median. It has roughly 11.3 students per teacher.

How Glens Falls City compares

Glens Falls CityNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$19,823

New York median $23,514 · 16% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,861

New York median $15,327 · 16% below · FY2020-21

Students per school405

New York median 538 · 25% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.3

New York median 11.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor338

New York median 284 · 19% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$48.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 47%Local 48%

Measure	Glens Falls City	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$19,823	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,861	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$42.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$48.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	179	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	406	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.3	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	338	284	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New York median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

Leadership

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Dr. Krislynn Dengler

Superintendent, Glens Falls City School District

Source: New York State Education Department, SEDREF, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in New York

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Camden Central School DistrictCamden	2,044	4	$21,716	12.2	#230
Wayne Central School DistrictOntario Center	2,040	4	$20,590	11.5	#231
Hampton Bays Union Free School DistrictHampton Bays	2,036	3	$23,803	10.8	#232
Glens Falls City School DistrictGlens Falls · this district	2,025	5	$19,823	11.3	#234
Beekmantown Central School DistrictWest Chazy	2,025	4	$20,321	11.5	#233

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
MilanMilan, TN	2,026	$10,455	n/a
Greensburg Community SchoolsGreensburg, IN	2,025	$10,090	14.3
ClintonClinton, MA	2,025	$17,195	12.6
Madison-Grant United School CorporationFairmount, IN	2,024	$11,478	18.1

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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