Southwestern Central School District

Listed by NCES as Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown (district ID 3627660)

Public school district · Chautauqua County · New York · NCES district ID 3627660

Southwestern Central School District spent $20,017 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 94% of the other New York districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $26,567). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,230 students in 2024-25; 54.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,049 per student, up 15.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (New York: 87.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New York districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Southwestern Central in enrollment (1,323 to 1,350 students) and Southwestern Central itself.

Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Southwestern Central, FY23Southampton Union Free $51,324; Briarcliff Manor Union Free $37,019; Dryden Central $30,736; Dover Union Free $28,275; Potsdam Central $25,097; Wayland-Cohocton Central School $23,973; Cheektowaga-Sloan Unified $23,900; Eden Central $22,627; Southwestern Central $20,017; Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School $18,714; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.10k20k30k40k50k60kSouthampton Union Free$51,324Briarcliff Manor Union Free$37,019Dryden Central$30,736Dover Union Free$28,275Potsdam Central$25,097Wayland-Cohocton Central School$23,973Cheektowaga-Sloan Unified$23,900Eden Central$22,627Southwestern Central$20,017Achievement First Crown Height…$18,714State median, 1,000+ students $26,567
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Southwestern Central, FY23Southampton Union Free $51,324; Briarcliff Manor Union Free $37,019; Dryden Central $30,736; Dover Union Free $28,275; Potsdam Central $25,097; Wayland-Cohocton Central School $23,973; Cheektowaga-Sloan Unified $23,900; Eden Central $22,627; Southwestern Central $20,017; Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School $18,714; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.10k20k30k40k50k60kSouthampton Union Free$51,324Briarcliff Manor Union Free$37,019Dryden Central$30,736Dover Union Free$28,275Potsdam Central$25,097Wayland-Cohocton Central School$23,973Cheektowaga-Sloan Unified$23,900Eden Central$22,627Southwestern Central$20,017Achievement First Crown Heights Cha…$18,714State median, 1,000+ students $26,567
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Southwestern Central, FY23Southampton Union Free $51,324; Briarcliff Manor Union Free $37,019; Dryden Central $30,736; Dover Union Free $28,275; Potsdam Central $25,097; Wayland-Cohocton Central School $23,973; Cheektowaga-Sloan Unified $23,900; Eden Central $22,627; Southwestern Central $20,017; Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School $18,714; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.10k30k50k60kSouthampton Union Free$51,324Briarcliff Manor Union Free$37,019Dryden Central$30,736Dover Union Free$28,275Potsdam Central$25,097Wayland-Cohocton Central School$23,973Cheektowaga-Sloan Unified$23,900Eden Central$22,627Southwestern Central$20,017Achievement First Crown Heights Charter Sch…$18,714State median, 1,000+ students $26,567
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Southwestern Central, FY23Southampton Union Free $51,324; Briarcliff Manor Union Free $37,019; Dryden Central $30,736; Dover Union Free $28,275; Potsdam Central $25,097; Wayland-Cohocton Central School $23,973; Cheektowaga-Sloan Unified $23,900; Eden Central $22,627; Southwestern Central $20,017; Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School $18,714; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.10k30k50k60kSouthampton Union Free$51,324Briarcliff Manor Union Free$37,019Dryden Central$30,736Dover Union Free$28,275Potsdam Central$25,097Wayland-Cohocton Central School$23,973Cheektowaga-Sloan Unified$23,900Eden Central$22,627Southwestern Central$20,017Achievement First Crown Heights Charter…$18,714State median, 1,000+ students $26,567

Where the money came from

$32,666,000 in revenue: 54.4% state, 40.1% local and 5.5% federal. Total spending including $2,287,000 of capital outlay was $30,528,000, or $22,782 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Southwestern Central School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $17,778,000; Local $13,107,000; Federal $1,781,000; total $32,666,000.
  • State$17,778,000 54%
  • Local$13,107,000 40%
  • Federal$1,781,000 5%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 440 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,319 students in 2022-23, 1,266 students in 2023-24, 1,230 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Southwestern Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,319, 2023-24: 1,266, 2024-25: 1,23005001k1.5k2022-231,3192023-241,2662024-251,230
Southwestern Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,319, 2023-24: 1,266, 2024-25: 1,23005001k1.5k2022-231,3192023-241,2662024-251,230
Southwestern Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,319, 2023-24: 1,266, 2024-25: 1,23005001k1.5k2022-231,3192023-241,2662024-251,230
Southwestern Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,319, 2023-24: 1,266, 2024-25: 1,23005001k1.5k2022-231,3192023-241,2662024-251,230

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,319110.012.0
2023-241,266116.910.8
2024-251,230117.910.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$7,393,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,517 per student

Southwestern Central School District booked $7,393,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 110 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $67,221 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 23 in 100 New York districts with a figure (state median $80,291, 622 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New York teacher salary at $92,222 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$6,112,00082.7%
Special education$738,00010.0%
Vocational$261,0003.5%
Other programs$282,0003.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,441 in 2018-19, $5,425 in 2019-20, $5,364 in 2020-21, $5,276 in 2021-22, $5,517 in 2022-23.

Southwestern Central School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,441, 2019-20: $5,425, 2020-21: $5,364, 2021-22: $5,276, 2022-23: $5,51702k4k6k2018-19$5,4412019-20$5,4252020-21$5,3642021-22$5,2762022-23$5,517
Southwestern Central School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,441, 2019-20: $5,425, 2020-21: $5,364, 2021-22: $5,276, 2022-23: $5,51702k4k6k2018-19$5,4412019-20$5,4252020-21$5,3642021-22$5,2762022-23$5,517
Southwestern Central School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,441, 2019-20: $5,425, 2020-21: $5,364, 2021-22: $5,276, 2022-23: $5,51702k4k6k2018-19$5,4412019-20$5,4252020-21$5,3642021-22$5,2762022-23$5,517
Southwestern Central School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,441, 2019-20: $5,425, 2020-21: $5,364, 2021-22: $5,276, 2022-23: $5,51702k4k6k2018-19$5,4412019-20$5,4252020-21$5,3642021-22$5,2762022-23$5,517

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Southwestern Central School District scored proficient or above: 46-50% in reading and 26-30% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew YorkStudents tested
Reading and language arts46-50%47%581
Math26-30%40%576

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 99 students in Southwestern Central School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew York
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%87.2%
Students in the class99202,009

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 588 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Southwestern Elementary School58811.234.7%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 266 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Southwestern Middle School26610.339.5%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 376 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Southwestern Senior High School3769.535.6%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Southwestern Central School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Southwestern Central School District

  1. New York districts by spending per studentSouthwestern Central School District ranks 412 of 440 New York districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,017).#412 of 440
  2. Every school district in New YorkSouthwestern Central School District is the number 376 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 1,340 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#376 of 1,104
  3. Dover Union Free School DistrictThe next larger New York district: 1,342 students in fall 2022, $28,275 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$28,275
  4. Achievement First Crown Heights Charter SchoolThe next smaller New York district: 1,339 students in fall 2022, $18,714 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,714
  5. Compare Southwestern Central School District with Dover Union Free School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Southwestern Senior High School, its largest high school376 students in 2024-25, 9.5 per teacher.376
  7. Teacher salary spending across New YorkSouthwestern Central School District spent $67,221 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $80,291); spending, not a salary.$67,221
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Southwestern Central School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Southwestern Central School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,230 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Southwestern Central School District spend per student?
    $20,017 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New York median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $26,567 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,049 per student, up 15.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Southwestern Central School District's money come from?
    $32,666,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 54.4% state, 40.1% local and 5.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Southwestern Central School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 200 of the 1,393 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Southwestern Central School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $7,393,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,517 per student. Divided by the 110 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $67,221 per teacher, more than 23 in 100 New York districts (state median $80,291). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New York teacher salary at $92,222 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Southwestern Central School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Southwestern Central School District scored proficient or above: 46-50% in reading and 26-30% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Southwestern Central School District?
    90-94% of the 99 students in Southwestern Central School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Southwestern Central School District's NCES district ID?
    3627660. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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