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Buffalo, New York - 9 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District #251 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,112 per pupil, Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District ranks #413 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,509
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$26,112
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District operates 9 public schools serving 6,509 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 3 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $26,112 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 47.9% local, 38.2% state, and 13.9% 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 58/100, ranked #251 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (28 AP courses district-wide), a 346.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 37.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.9% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Holmes Elementary School, with a diversity index of 74.0/100.
Its largest campus is Kenmore West Senior High School, enrolling 1,235 students (20% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Holmes Elementary School, at 274 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kenmore West Senior High School accounts for 19.0% of all Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District student enrollment
That concentration means Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free 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.
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District school enrollment varies 4.5× across entities
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District school enrollment ranges from 274 students (lowest) to 1,235 students (highest), a spread of 961 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.
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 347:1 — 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 Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District is typically wider than the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 37.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free 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 Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District?
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District has 9 schools, including 3 combined, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 6,509 students.
How much does Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District spend per student?
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District spends $26,112 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #251 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District?
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District students are 65.9% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% African American, 5.3% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District?
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #251 out of 941 districts in New York.