Public schools in Hamburg, NY
Hamburg has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,786 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Hamburg Central School District runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Hamburg's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Hamburg | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Central School District | 6 | 3,406 | $22,208 |
| Frontier Central School District | 4 | 4,659 | $19,622 |
| Randolph Academy Union Free School District | 1 | 28 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Hamburg, 2,272 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Senior High School | 1,293 | 10.8 | 30.8% | Frontier Central |
| Hamburg High School | 979 | 13.2 | 21.5% | Hamburg Central |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Hamburg, 1,808 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Middle School | 1,067 | 11.3 | 33.9% | Frontier Central |
| Hamburg Middle School | 741 | 11.6 | 22.3% | Hamburg Central |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
6 elementary schools in Hamburg, 2,633 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Pleasant Avenue Elementary School | 663 | 13.3 | 21.0% | Hamburg Central |
| Big Tree Elementary School | 535 | 10.4 | 36.3% | Frontier Central |
| Cloverbank Elementary School | 509 | 10.9 | 25.5% | Frontier Central |
| Charlotte Avenue Elementary School | 382 | 16.2 | 13.9% | Hamburg Central |
| Armor Elementary School | 332 | 14.3 | 21.4% | Hamburg Central |
| Boston Valley Elementary School | 212 | 9.6 | 29.2% | Hamburg Central |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Hamburg, 73 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Academyhamburg Campus | 73 | 4.6 | 20.5% | Randolph Academy Union Free |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Hamburg's public schools compare with New York's
The median Hamburg school has 11.3 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the New York median of 11.1. 27% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 535 students (state 428).
| Hamburg | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.3 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 535 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 27% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 50% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Hamburg schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Hamburg
- Hamburg Central School DistrictRuns 6 of Hamburg's 11 public schools and spent $22,208 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,208
- Frontier Senior High School, the largest high school in Hamburg1,293 students in 2024-25, 10.8 per teacher.1,293
- Compare Hamburg Central School District with Frontier Central School DistrictHamburg's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Hamburg addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Hamburg
How many public schools are in Hamburg, NY?
11 public schools with an address in Hamburg were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,786 students.What is the largest high school in Hamburg?
Frontier Senior High School, with 1,293 students in 2024-25 (Frontier Central School District).Which districts run Hamburg's schools?
Hamburg Central School District (6 schools), Frontier Central School District (4 schools), Randolph Academy Union Free School District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25