Newfane Central School District

Public Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Newfane, and parts of Lockport and Cambria.

At a glance

1,278Students enrolled

4Schools

$27,000Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

37%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Newfane

Grades K–4

NEWFANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL467 students · NewfaneThis district

Grades 5–12

NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL393 students · NewfaneThis 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 proficiency51%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts66%

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

$27,000

per student each year · 22% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration36%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)33%

State60%

Federal7%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,305’20

1,315’21

1,273’22

1,304’23

1,278’24

Students

White · 89%1,138

Two or more races · 6%75

Hispanic · 3%34

Black · 2%20

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%8

Asian · 0%2

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

Schools4 in district

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NEWFANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 467 students · Newfane

BPublic 📚

NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 4–8 · 363 students · Newfane

C-Public 🏫

NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 7–12 · 393 students · Newfane

APublic 📚

NEWFANE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 55 students · Burt

Public

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

Nearby districts

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Barker Central School DistrictHartland · Somerset · $28,403 per student

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Royalton-Hartland Central School DistrictHartland · Royalton · $22,648 per student

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Niagara-Wheatfield Central School DistrictLewiston · Wheatfield · $24,158 per student

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Starpoint Central School DistrictPendleton · Wheatfield · $21,215 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.