School district · New York

Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District

Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District in New York: 6 public schools with 3,087 students and 11.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,933 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 3,087
Students per teacher: 11.7; NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $24,933; NY $34.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 263
Counselors (FTE): 12.0
Students per counselor: 257; NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 4.0; Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

53%proficient

+9.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 60% of school districts in New York

Median 48% · 707 school districts compared

1,023 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

61%proficient

+3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 68% of school districts in New York

Median 53% · 707 school districts compared

987 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$15.5K15

$15.9K16

$16.7K17

$18.3K18

$18.8K19

$19.6K20

$20.8K21

$22.8K22

$24.7K23

$24.9K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 6.3% · $6M
State: 53% · $50.9M
Local: 41% · $38.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $16,766
Support services: $7,592
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $7.9M
Long-term debt: $30.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Colonial Village Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	351	9.5	41%	44%	Niagara Falls
Errick Road Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	501	12.5	67%	78%	North Tonawanda
Tuscarora Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	70	3.5	50%	52%	Lewiston
West Street Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	401	12.6	63%	73%	Sanborn
Edward Town Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	723	11.7	49%	58%	Sanborn
Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,041	14.3	—	—	Sanborn

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 5700 West St, Sanborn, NY 14132
Phone: (716)215-3003

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.