Williamsville South High School

Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Williamsville, New York

Williamsville South High School in Williamsville, New York enrolled 796 students in 2024-25 with 72.3 full-time teachers, 11.0 students per teacher against the New York high-school median of 10.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 85-89% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 52%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (New York: 87.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

857 students in 2022-23, 823 students in 2023-24, 796 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 74.0 to 72.3.

Students enrolled at Williamsville South High School by school year2022-23: 857, 2023-24: 823, 2024-25: 79602505007501k2022-238572023-248232024-25796
Students enrolled at Williamsville South High School by school year2022-23: 857, 2023-24: 823, 2024-25: 79602505007501k2022-238572023-248232024-25796
Students enrolled at Williamsville South High School by school year2022-23: 857, 2023-24: 823, 2024-25: 79602505007501k2022-238572023-248232024-25796
Students enrolled at Williamsville South High School by school year2022-23: 857, 2023-24: 823, 2024-25: 79602505007501k2022-238572023-248232024-25796
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2385774.011.6
2023-2482372.111.4
2024-2579672.311.0

11.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 of every 100 New York high schools

Among the 1,158 New York high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 11.0; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 11.0; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 11.0; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 11.0; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 10.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

13 AP courses and one counselor per 211 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Williamsville South High School enrolled 843 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 58 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses13
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 211 of the 843 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions58
  • Chronically absent24.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.2% of students were White, 8.4% Asian, 6.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White74.2%
  2. Asian8.4%
  3. Black6.5%
  4. Two or more races5.7%
  5. Hispanic4.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Williamsville South High School scored proficient or above: 85-89% in math, against 52% 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. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNew York
Math85‑89%62% (2021-22)52%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

94% of the 212 students in Williamsville South High School'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 schoolIts districtNew York
Four-year graduation rate94%95%87.2%
Students in the class212788202,009

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

High schools in Williamsville

2 public high schools in Williamsville report 2024-25 enrollment; Williamsville South High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Williamsville North High School1,30711.226.8%
Williamsville South High School79611.025.0%

All public schools in Williamsville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Williamsville South High School

  1. Maryvale High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 660 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  2. Amherst Central High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.0 miles away: 865 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Williamsville South High School with Maryvale High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Williamsville Central School District spends per student$19,702 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,702
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkWilliamsville South High School is the number 318 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#318 of 1,195
  6. New York schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.8 for high schools.11.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Williamsville South High School

  1. How many students attend Williamsville South High School?
    796 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 857 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Williamsville, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Williamsville South High School?
    11.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for high schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Williamsville South High School a Title I school?
    Williamsville South High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Williamsville South High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Williamsville South High School scored proficient or above: 85-89% in math, against 52% 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Williamsville South High School?
    94% of the 212 students in Williamsville South High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Williamsville South High School in?
    Williamsville Central School District, NCES district ID 3631470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 363147004219 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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