Fredonia Central School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Pomfret, Fredonia and Sheridan, and parts of Dunkirk and Arkwright.

At a glance

1,484Students enrolled

4Schools

3Towns served

$23,728Spent per student

9:1Student–teacher ratio

42%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

PomfretFredoniaSheridan

Grades PK–K

WHEELOCK PRIMARY SCHOOL138 students · FredoniaThis district

Grades 1–4

FREDONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL432 students · FredoniaThis district

Grades 5–8

FREDONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL453 students · FredoniaThis district

Grades 9–12

FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL461 students · FredoniaThis district

Grades PK–K

WHEELOCK PRIMARY SCHOOL138 students · FredoniaThis district

Grades 1–4

FREDONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL432 students · FredoniaThis district

Grades 5–8

FREDONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL453 students · FredoniaThis district

Grades 9–12

FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL461 students · FredoniaThis district

Grades PK–6

SILVER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or FORESTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or WHEELOCK PRIMARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressSilver Creek Central School District

Grades 6

FREDONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or SILVER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or FORESTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

FREDONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL or SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL or FORESTVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL or SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL or FORESTVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis 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 proficiency55%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts46%

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

$23,728

per student each year · 31% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction70%

Support & administration28%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)42%

State48%

Federal10%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,424’20

1,460’21

1,453’22

1,475’23

1,484’24

Students

White · 72%1,061

Hispanic · 21%306

Two or more races · 4%65

Black · 2%24

Asian · 2%24

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

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

Towns served

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Pomfret12,795 people

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Fredonia9,467 people

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Sheridan2,529 people · Grades PK–6 at SILVER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or FORESTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and others

Also covers small parts of Dunkirk and Arkwright.

Schools4 in district

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FREDONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades 1–4 · 432 students · Fredonia

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WHEELOCK PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–K · 138 students · Fredonia

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FREDONIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 453 students · Fredonia

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FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 461 students · Fredonia

APublic

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

Nearby districts

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Cassadaga Valley Central School DistrictCharlotte · Stockton · $28,548 per student

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Dunkirk City School DistrictDunkirk · $27,591 per student

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Pine Valley Central School DistrictVillenova · $29,915 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.