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Hamburg, New York - 6 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Frontier Central School District #786 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,847 per pupil, Frontier Central School District ranks #899 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,659
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$18,847
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Frontier Central School District operates 6 public schools serving 4,659 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $18,847 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 100 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, 42.4% state, and 10.3% 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 22/100, ranked #786 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 397.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.4% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Blasdell Elementary School, with a diversity index of 27.9/100.
Its largest campus is Frontier Senior High School, enrolling 1,293 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Frontier Senior High School accounts for 27.8% of all Frontier Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Frontier Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Frontier Central School District school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Frontier Central School District school enrollment ranges from 498 students (lowest) to 1,293 students (highest), a spread of 795 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Frontier Central School District student-counselor ratio is 398:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Frontier Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Frontier Central School District is typically wider than the Frontier Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Frontier 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 Frontier Central School District?
Frontier Central School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 4,659 students.
How much does Frontier Central School District spend per student?
Frontier Central School District spends $18,847 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #786 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Frontier Central School District?
Frontier Central School District students are 88.4% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Frontier Central School District?
Frontier Central School District has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #786 out of 941 districts in New York.