Frontier Central School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Hamburg and Blasdell, and parts of Hamburg.

At a glance

4,475Students enrolled

6Schools

2Towns served

$21,301Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

35%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

HamburgBlasdell

Grades PK–5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listHamburg Central School District

Grades 6–8

FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL or HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL1,067 students · HamburgThis district

Grades 9–12

FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1,293 students · HamburgThis 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 proficiency54%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts55%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)90%

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

$21,301

per student each year · 38% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction64%

Support & administration33%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)46%

State48%

Federal6%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,588’20

4,582’21

4,583’22

4,542’23

4,475’24

Students

White · 88%3,951

Hispanic · 5%241

Two or more races · 3%135

Black · 2%75

Asian · 1%58

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%12

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

Towns served

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Hamburg60,234 people · Grades PK–5 at UNION PLEASANT AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and others

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Blasdell2,549 people

Also covers small parts of Hamburg.

Schools6 in district

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PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 573 students · Lake View

B-Public 📚

BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 535 students · Hamburg

C+Public 📚

CLOVERBANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 509 students · Hamburg

B-Public 📚

BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 498 students · Blasdell

DPublic 📚

FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,067 students · Hamburg

CPublic 🏫

FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,293 students · Hamburg

A+Public

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

Nearby districts

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Eden Central School DistrictBoston · Eden · Evans · $23,199 per student

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Lackawanna City School DistrictLackawanna · $26,684 per student

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Orchard Park Central School DistrictBoston · Orchard Park · $23,136 per student

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Evans-Brant Central School DistrictEvans · $27,519 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.