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: Schenectady 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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Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, |
6,024 | 18.3 | 6,124 | 18.3 | 18.8 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
9,302 | 27.7 | 8,303 | 24.2 | 21.7 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
2,482 | 7.4 | 1,283 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
927 | 2.6 | 820 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
10,238 | 47.8 | 9,581 | 47.0 | N/A |
| Physical and Emotional Health: Schenectady 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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Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
39 | 42.2 | *17 | *18.2 | 49.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*11 | *108.5 | *12 | *123.6 | 38.7 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
24 | 223.8 | 31 | 292.2 | 118.8 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *6.4 | *1 | *5.0 | 3.2 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*13 | *7.0 | *12 | *6.5 | 4.8 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
34 | 312.7 | 28 | 266.8 | 319.8 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
40 | 713.3 | 43 | 798.0 | 941.3 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
169 | 226.7 | 209 | 277.2 | 338.9 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
180 | 3419.5 | 193 | 3817.8 | 3319.7 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
456 | 575.5 | 531 | 664.4 | 651.6 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *22.7 | *3 | *36.6 | 19.7 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *14.1 | *3 | *28.4 | 10.0 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *16.9 | *2 | *24.0 | 11.7 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*5 | *42.9 | *3 | *28.6 | 30.5 |
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
*18 | *86.0 | *17 | *78.9 | 82.5 |
| Education: Schenectady 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, |
177 | 21.7 | 72 | 16.8 | 19.9 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
504 | 35.8 | 578 | 60.1 | 60.4 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
493 | 35.7 | 514 | 59.6 | 61.8 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
1,363 | 78.8 | 1,469 | 85.6 | 86.1 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
174 | 10.1 | 78 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Civic Engagement: Schenectady 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), |
*6 | *29.1 | *5 | *26.4 | 39.1 |
| Family: Schenectady 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, |
228 | 5.1 | 239 | 5.7 | 2.7 |
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
27 | 0.4 | 148 | 3.5 | 1.2 |
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
43 | 45.3 | 128 | 34.9 | 32.9 |
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
555 | 10.8 | 754 | 22.0 | 12.4 |
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
*5 | *50.0 | 20 | 37.0 | 44.8 |
| Community: Schenectady 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, |
505 | 32.4 | 556 | 36.0 | 36.5 |
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
3,600 | 4.7 | 2,600 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
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High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
27,952 | 25.6 | 26,889 | 24.1 | 21.9 |
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, |
19,361 | 12.2 | 17,271 | 11.1 | 13.7 |
Created September 26, 2023 4:13 PM EST
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