Tonawanda City School District

Public school district · Erie County · New York · NCES district ID 3628740

Tonawanda City School District spent $19,987 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 one school enrolled 891 students in 2024-25; 57.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,500 per student, up 7.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 Tonawanda City in enrollment (1,670 to 1,735 students) and Tonawanda City itself.

Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Tonawanda City, FY23Greenburgh Central $42,057; Rondout Valley Central $39,049; Plattsburgh City $27,850; Windsor Central $26,251; Kinderhook Central $25,814; Phoenix Central $25,402; Chenango Valley Central $23,491; Norwich City $22,809; Broadalbin-Perth Central $21,456; Tonawanda City $19,987; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.10k20k30k40k50kGreenburgh Central$42,057Rondout Valley Central$39,049Plattsburgh City$27,850Windsor Central$26,251Kinderhook Central$25,814Phoenix Central$25,402Chenango Valley Central$23,491Norwich City$22,809Broadalbin-Perth Central$21,456Tonawanda City$19,987State median, 1,000+ students $26,567
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Tonawanda City, FY23Greenburgh Central $42,057; Rondout Valley Central $39,049; Plattsburgh City $27,850; Windsor Central $26,251; Kinderhook Central $25,814; Phoenix Central $25,402; Chenango Valley Central $23,491; Norwich City $22,809; Broadalbin-Perth Central $21,456; Tonawanda City $19,987; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.10k20k30k40k50kGreenburgh Central$42,057Rondout Valley Central$39,049Plattsburgh City$27,850Windsor Central$26,251Kinderhook Central$25,814Phoenix Central$25,402Chenango Valley Central$23,491Norwich City$22,809Broadalbin-Perth Central$21,456Tonawanda City$19,987State median, 1,000+ students $26,567
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Tonawanda City, FY23Greenburgh Central $42,057; Rondout Valley Central $39,049; Plattsburgh City $27,850; Windsor Central $26,251; Kinderhook Central $25,814; Phoenix Central $25,402; Chenango Valley Central $23,491; Norwich City $22,809; Broadalbin-Perth Central $21,456; Tonawanda City $19,987; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.10k30k50kGreenburgh Central$42,057Rondout Valley Central$39,049Plattsburgh City$27,850Windsor Central$26,251Kinderhook Central$25,814Phoenix Central$25,402Chenango Valley Central$23,491Norwich City$22,809Broadalbin-Perth Central$21,456Tonawanda City$19,987State median, 1,000+ students $26,567
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Tonawanda City, FY23Greenburgh Central $42,057; Rondout Valley Central $39,049; Plattsburgh City $27,850; Windsor Central $26,251; Kinderhook Central $25,814; Phoenix Central $25,402; Chenango Valley Central $23,491; Norwich City $22,809; Broadalbin-Perth Central $21,456; Tonawanda City $19,987; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.10k30k50kGreenburgh Central$42,057Rondout Valley Central$39,049Plattsburgh City$27,850Windsor Central$26,251Kinderhook Central$25,814Phoenix Central$25,402Chenango Valley Central$23,491Norwich City$22,809Broadalbin-Perth Central$21,456Tonawanda City$19,987State median, 1,000+ students $26,567

Where the money came from

$43,030,000 in revenue: 57.5% state, 35.3% local and 7.2% federal. Total spending including $17,924,000 of capital outlay was $55,387,000, or $32,523 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Tonawanda City School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $24,740,000; Local $15,208,000; Federal $3,082,000; total $43,030,000.
  • State$24,740,000 57%
  • Local$15,208,000 35%
  • Federal$3,082,000 7%

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

1,680 students in 2022-23, 889 students in 2023-24, 891 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Tonawanda City School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,680, 2023-24: 889, 2024-25: 89105001k1.5k2k2022-231,6802023-248892024-25891
Tonawanda City School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,680, 2023-24: 889, 2024-25: 89105001k1.5k2k2022-231,6802023-248892024-25891
Tonawanda City School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,680, 2023-24: 889, 2024-25: 89105001k1.5k2k2022-231,6802023-248892024-25891
Tonawanda City School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,680, 2023-24: 889, 2024-25: 89105001k1.5k2k2022-231,6802023-248892024-25891

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,680156.510.7
2023-2488978.111.4
2024-2589182.810.8

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

$12,016,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,056 per student

Tonawanda City School District booked $12,016,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 157 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 $76,770 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 43 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$9,919,00082.5%
Special education$1,712,00014.2%
Other programs$385,0003.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,904 in 2018-19, $5,847 in 2019-20, $5,978 in 2020-21, $6,316 in 2021-22, $7,056 in 2022-23.

Tonawanda City School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,904, 2019-20: $5,847, 2020-21: $5,978, 2021-22: $6,316, 2022-23: $7,05602k4k6k8k2018-19$5,9042019-20$5,8472020-21$5,9782021-22$6,3162022-23$7,056
Tonawanda City School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,904, 2019-20: $5,847, 2020-21: $5,978, 2021-22: $6,316, 2022-23: $7,05602k4k6k8k2018-19$5,9042019-20$5,8472020-21$5,9782021-22$6,3162022-23$7,056
Tonawanda City School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,904, 2019-20: $5,847, 2020-21: $5,978, 2021-22: $6,316, 2022-23: $7,05602k4k6k8k2018-19$5,9042019-20$5,8472020-21$5,9782021-22$6,3162022-23$7,056
Tonawanda City School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,904, 2019-20: $5,847, 2020-21: $5,978, 2021-22: $6,316, 2022-23: $7,05602k4k6k8k2018-19$5,9042019-20$5,8472020-21$5,9782021-22$6,3162022-23$7,056

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 Tonawanda City School District scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading and 38-42% 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 arts37-41%47%633
Math38-42%40%599

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

85-89% of the 143 students in Tonawanda City 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 rate85‑89%87.2%
Students in the class143202,009

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 high school, 891 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tonawanda Middle/High School89110.848.7%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.

2 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Riverview Elementary School

School in Tonawanda; 366 students; 12.2 students per teacher.

Mullen Elementary School

Elementary school in Tonawanda; 303 students; 9.1 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Tonawanda City 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 Tonawanda City School District

  1. New York districts by spending per studentTonawanda City School District ranks 413 of 440 New York districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,987).#413 of 440
  2. Every school district in New YorkTonawanda City School District is the number 313 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 1,703 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#313 of 1,104
  3. Norwich City School DistrictThe next larger New York district: 1,715 students in fall 2022, $22,809 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,809
  4. Phoenix Central School DistrictThe next smaller New York district: 1,681 students in fall 2022, $25,402 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,402
  5. Compare Tonawanda City School District with Norwich City School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Tonawanda Middle/High School, its largest high school891 students in 2024-25, 10.8 per teacher.891
  7. Teacher salary spending across New YorkTonawanda City School District spent $76,770 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $80,291); spending, not a salary.$76,770
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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 Tonawanda City School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Tonawanda City School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 891 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Tonawanda City School District spend per student?
    $19,987 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 $21,500 per student, up 7.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Tonawanda City School District's money come from?
    $43,030,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.5% state, 35.3% local and 7.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Tonawanda City School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 257 of the 2,047 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.6%, 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 Tonawanda City School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $12,016,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,056 per student. Divided by the 157 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $76,770 per teacher, more than 43 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 Tonawanda City School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Tonawanda City School District scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading and 38-42% 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 Tonawanda City School District?
    85-89% of the 143 students in Tonawanda City 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 Tonawanda City School District's NCES district ID?
    3628740. 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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