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Cheektowaga, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Cheektowaga Central School District #650 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,579 per pupil, Cheektowaga Central School District ranks #758 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,272
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$21,579
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cheektowaga Central School District operates 3 public schools serving 2,272 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,579 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 47.3% local, 40.8% state, and 11.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 35/100, ranked #650 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 283.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 47.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 32.3% African American, 30.9% White, 21.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Union East Elementary School, with a diversity index of 75.4/100.
Its largest campus is Union East Elementary School, enrolling 963 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Union East Elementary School accounts for 41.5% of all Cheektowaga Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cheektowaga Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Cheektowaga Central School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Cheektowaga Central School District student-counselor ratio is 283:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Cheektowaga Central School District is typically wider than the Cheektowaga Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Cheektowaga Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 47.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Cheektowaga Central School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Cheektowaga Central School District?
Cheektowaga Central School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,272 students.
How much does Cheektowaga Central School District spend per student?
Cheektowaga Central School District spends $21,579 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #650 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Cheektowaga Central School District?
Cheektowaga Central School District students are 32.3% African American, 30.9% White, 21.0% Asian, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cheektowaga Central School District?
Cheektowaga Central School District has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #650 out of 941 districts in New York.