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Johnstown City School District

Johnstown, New York · Superintendent: Alicia Koster · #299 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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1,544

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$19,623

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 17% below the New York median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Johnstown City School District is a public school district based in Johnstown, New York, serving 1,544 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #299 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 26% of them. Its schools average 386 students each, fewer than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Alicia Koster. It spends about $19,623 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% less than the New York median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How Johnstown City compares

Johnstown CityNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$19,623

New York median $23,514 · 17% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,658

New York median $15,327 · 17% below · FY2020-21

Students per school386

New York median 538 · 28% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

New York median 11.3 · 16% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor257

New York median 284 · 10% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$40.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 68%Local 28%

Measure	Johnstown City	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$19,623	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,658	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$33.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$40.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	118	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	259	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	257	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.

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Alicia Koster

Superintendent, Johnstown 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
Hudson City School DistrictHudson	1,555	3	$26,939	10.4	#296
New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School DistrictNew Hyde Park	1,555	4	$21,965	12.1	#297
Watervliet City School DistrictWatervliet	1,547	2	$18,268	14.2	#298
Johnstown City School DistrictJohnstown · this district	1,544	4	$19,623	13.1	#299
Cold Spring Harbor Central School DistrictCold Spring Harbor	1,536	4	$37,981	10.2	#300

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
River View LocalWarsaw, OH	1,545	$11,766	18.0
Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396)Kayenta, AZ	1,544	$18,386	13.8
Exeter-West GreenwichWest Greenwich, RI	1,544	$20,579	12.6
Platteville School DistrictPlatteville, WI	1,544	$12,510	13.4

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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