Bath Central School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Bath, Bath, Wheeler and Cameron, and parts of Avoca, Urbana and Thurston.

At a glance

1,395Students enrolled

3Schools

4Towns served

$27,123Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

58%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

BathBathWheelerCameron

Grades PK–6

VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL or CAMPBELL-SAVONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL509 students · BathThis district

Grades 9–12

HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL400 students · BathThis district

Grades PK–4

VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL486 students · BathThis district

Grades 5–8

DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL509 students · BathThis district

Grades 9–12

HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL400 students · BathThis district

Grades PK–12

VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL or AVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL or PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL or AVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL or PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or AVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL or PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL or TUSCARORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–12

DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL or ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL or HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressAddison Central School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NY

Math proficiency38%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts44%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

State average 83.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$27,123

per student each year · 22% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction67%

Support & administration29%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)22%

State68%

Federal9%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,395’20

1,398’21

1,440’22

1,416’23

1,395’24

Students

White · 95%1,322

Hispanic · 2%27

Black · 1%20

Two or more races · 1%20

Asian · 0%4

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Bath11,350 people

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Bath5,560 people

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Wheeler1,195 people

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Cameron1,049 people

Also covers small parts of Avoca, Urbana and Thurston.

Schools3 in district

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VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–4 · 486 students · Bath

C+Public 📚

DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 4–8 · 509 students · Bath

C-Public 🏫

HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 400 students · Bath

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Canisteo-Greenwood Central School DistrictCanisteo · Howard · $26,841 per student

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Bradford Central School DistrictBradford · $32,510 per student

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Hammondsport Central School DistrictPulteney · Wayne · $31,228 per student

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Jasper-Troupsburg Central School DistrictJasper · Woodhull · $34,310 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.