The school district provides free and reduced price meals to children from eligible families. Guidance services are available at the junior and senior high schools and the middle school, where counselors help to personalize education by assisting students individually and in small groups. The counselors help each student understand himself, recognize and diagnose his problems, and make realistic decisions. Approximately 100 courses are available to students at the secondary level, ranging from those for college preparation to those that prepare students for jobs after graduation. Special program features include advanced placement courses in English, history, math, chemistry, physics, biology and music.
College credit is available in French, Spanish and Latin.
Honors students in their senior year are also offered the opportunity to earn college credit by attending Skidmore College during the second semester. The Senior High offers the Alternative School Program with individualized study for students having difficulty attending regular school. Standardized tests of academic aptitude and achievement are administered to students in the Saratoga Springs district throughout their school careers. Testing provides information that helps individualize the instructional program and identify students in need of remediation services. The Saratoga Springs City Schools provide remedial math, writing and reading programs for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.