The Child Well-being Report provides a snapshot of the overall health, education and well-being of children, youth and families. This is the default profile.
| Economic Security: Saratoga County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
|
Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, |
2,788 | 6.3 | 3,294 | 7.5 | 18.6 |
|
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
3,911 | 8.5 | 4,125 | 9.0 | 22.8 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
315 | 0.7 | 259 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
447 | 1.0 | 459 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
|
Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
7,787 | 23.0 | 8,690 | 28.0 | N/A |
| Physical and Emotional Health: Saratoga County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
|
Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*18 | *15.3 | *11 | *9.7 | 27.4 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*7 | *52.3 | *11 | *84.5 | 40.9 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
24 | 172.7 | 23 | 170.3 | 111.8 |
|
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *8.3 | *1 | *2.5 | 3.5 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*7 | *3.3 | *7 | *3.6 | 4.2 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
*4 | *30.5 | *8 | *54.4 | 372.0 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
*16 | *213.3 | *17 | *235.3 | 922.5 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
88 | 81.1 | 144 | 130.5 | 338.9 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
116 | 1647.8 | 84 | 1213.7 | 2981.1 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
387 | 951.1 | 307 | 739.3 | 1553.6 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *10.6 | *1 | *7.2 | 16.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | †*2.6 | *1 | *5.3 | 10.3 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*3 | *19.2 | *2 | *17.7 | 12.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*7 | *46.9 | *3 | *21.4 | 30.9 |
|
Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
25 | 91.6 | *3 | *5.0 | 5.4 |
| Education: Saratoga County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
|
Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, |
468 | 38.2 | 986 | 39.3 | 19.8 |
|
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
1,117 | 52.1 | 1,162 | 49.0 | 38.8 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
1,100 | 52.1 | 1,268 | 52.2 | 41.4 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
2,545 | 89.0 | 2,327 | 91.7 | 86.4 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
125 | 4.4 | 113 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
|
Chronic absence rate (elementary and middle schools), |
1,793 | 8.7 | 3,104 | 15.8 | 26.4 |
| Civic Engagement: Saratoga County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
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Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average), |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26.0 |
| Family: Saratoga County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
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Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years, |
50 | 0.8 | 37 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
102 | 3.1 | *14 | *0.2 | 1.2 |
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
95 | 38.2 | 31 | 45.6 | 32.9 |
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
381 | 15.5 | 559 | 12.2 | 12.4 |
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
*14 | *34.1 | *13 | *56.5 | 44.8 |
| Community: Saratoga County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
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Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population, |
257 | 11.4 | 301 | 13.1 | 43.8 |
|
Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
4,900 | 4.1 | 3,200 | 2.7 | 4.3 |
|
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
35,349 | 21.6 | 35,855 | 20.4 | 21.1 |
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr), |
14,820 | 6.4 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Created March 21, 2025 5:00 PM EST
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