Overview
Albany High School is a public high school in Albany, New York, serving students in grades 9 through 12 [1]. Its campus is listed at 1 Academy Park, Albany, NY 12207, and the school operates within the Albany public school system, whose official website is albanyschools.org [1]. In New York State records, the school appears under the legal name Albany High School with BEDS code 010100010034 and NYSED institution ID 800000055743 [2].
The school is organized around four smaller learning communities, called academies, and offers career and technical education (CTE) programming alongside its core academic courses [1]. It has also been the subject of a large renovation and expansion project that began in 2018 [1]. This profile summarizes what the school’s official website and New York State Education Department (NYSED) records state about its identity, programs, enrollment, and facilities, and notes where the available information is limited or dated.
Location and School Identity
Albany High School is located in the city of Albany, the capital of New York State, in Albany County. The address given on the school’s official website is 1 Academy Park, Albany, NY 12207 [1]. NYSED lists the school’s telephone number as (518) 475-6200 [2], while the school website lists 518-475-6000 [1]; because the two sources differ, readers should confirm current contact details directly with the school.
Albany High School is a common name, so readers comparing schools should confirm that they are looking at the Albany, New York school by checking identifiers such as BEDS code 010100010034 or NYSED institution ID 800000055743 [2]. A school’s physical location does not by itself establish attendance boundaries, district assignment, or eligibility to enroll. Those determinations rest with the school district, and the sources used for this profile do not describe them.
Grades and Academic Programs
Albany High School serves students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 [1]. The school describes itself as having four unique academies, which function as smaller learning communities: Citizenship, Discovery, Innovation, and Leadership [1].
Academy structure
According to the school’s official website, each academy offers the same core courses in English, mathematics, science, and social studies. Electives are grouped according to each academy’s theme, but all students are able to choose electives outside of their academy from the full range of the school’s course offerings [1]. The school states that all academies offer the same core classes and academic opportunities [1].
This academy model is a school-specific organizational feature rather than a general requirement for New York high schools. The retrieved sources describe the structure and its stated purpose but do not provide academy enrollment numbers, application procedures for individual academies, or details about how students are assigned to one.
Career and technical education
Albany High School offers career and technical education programming that ranges from single classes in an area of interest to full career pathways. The school states that students enter pathways in skilled trades, applied sciences, and technology that prepare them for an entry-level job, college, or both [1].
CTE subject areas listed by the school include [1]:
- Automotive technology
- Business
- Construction technology
- Cosmetology
- Culinary arts
- Human services
- Health sciences
- Pre-engineering
The retrieved sources do not list which specific courses or sequences are available in a given school year, whether any pathway carries industry certification or college credit, or how students enroll in a pathway. Readers should confirm current course offerings with the school.
Enrollment and School Data
NYSED reports a total enrollment of 2,929 students at Albany High School for the 2024-25 school year [2][3]. These enrollment counts are collected through the state’s Student Information Repository System (SIRS) and are reported as of BEDS Day, typically the first Wednesday in October [3].
| Grade level | Students | Share of enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| 9th grade | 765 | 26% |
| 10th grade | 700 | 24% |
| 11th grade | 675 | 23% |
| 12th grade | 716 | 24% |
| Ungraded secondary | 73 | Not reported |
For the same 2024-25 reporting period, NYSED reports enrollment by gender as 1,540 male students (53%), 1,380 female students (47%), and 9 students identified as non-binary [3]. Reported ethnicity categories are 1,193 Black or African American students (41%), 730 Hispanic or Latino students (25%), 462 White students (16%), 387 Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students (13%), 144 multiracial students (5%), and 13 American Indian or Alaska Native students (0%) [3].
NYSED also reports the following student group counts for 2024-25: 562 English language learners (19% of enrollment), 442 students with disabilities (15%), 1,990 economically disadvantaged students (68%), 107 students identified as homeless (4%), and 14 students in foster care [3].
Several limitations apply when reading these figures. Percentages are as reported by NYSED and may not sum exactly to 100 because of rounding. NYSED suppresses counts in certain categories when the count is fewer than five, so some values may be missing rather than zero [3]. Enrollment figures describe who was enrolled on a single reporting day; they are not measures of school quality, and they should not be read as causing any particular outcome.
The school’s own website states that Albany High enrolled about 2,500 students at the time its rebuilding page was written and had run out of space to add new classrooms [1]. That figure is lower than the 2,929 students NYSED reports for 2024-25 [2][3]. The two numbers appear to reflect different reporting periods rather than a disagreement about a single year, and readers should treat the dated NYSED count as the more recent official enrollment figure.
Admissions and Enrollment
The sources used for this profile do not describe Albany High School’s admissions or registration process, application deadlines, attendance zones, or eligibility rules. They also do not state whether the school accepts students from outside its assigned area or how transfers are handled.
Because these details are set by the school district and can change, families should not rely on general assumptions about neighborhood eligibility. Readers seeking current enrollment information should contact Albany High School or the Albany public school system directly and consult official district materials for the applicable school year.
Student Services and Family Information
NYSED enrollment data for 2024-25 record 562 English language learners and 442 students with disabilities at Albany High School, representing 19% and 15% of enrollment respectively [3]. These figures describe the composition of the student body.
The retrieved sources do not describe the specific programs, staffing, service models, accessibility features, transportation arrangements, or family resources the school provides. Because these details are school- and district-specific, families should contact the school directly rather than assume a particular service is available.
Facilities and Community Context
According to the school’s official website, construction began in 2018 on a $179.9 million project to renovate and expand Albany High School. The project is described as adding more than 250,000 square feet of new facilities and completely renovating the existing 378,000-square-foot complex, expanding the school’s capacity to about 3,000 students [1]. The same page states that the school had run out of space to add new classrooms at the time it was written [1].
The retrieved sources do not provide a founding date for Albany High School, enrollment history, or other historical milestones, so none are stated here. This profile also does not report rankings, ratings, or reputational claims, which are outside the scope of the available evidence.
How to Verify Current Information
Because programs, enrollment procedures, contact details, and facilities can change, readers should confirm details with official sources before making decisions:
- Albany High School official website: https://www.albanyschools.org/schools/albanyhigh [2]
- Albany High School about page, including academy and CTE descriptions and the rebuilding project: https://www.albanyschools.org/schools/albanyhigh/about [1]
- NYSED school profile for Albany High School (institution ID 800000055743): https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000055743 [2]
- NYSED enrollment report for the 2024-25 school year: https://data.nysed.gov/enrollment.php?instid=800000055743&year=2025 [3]
NYSED notes that additional student and educator data, including school climate and graduation rate information, is available through its reporting site [2]. Readers interested in attendance, suspension, and graduation measures should consult those reports directly and note the reporting period attached to each figure.