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B−

Bath Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Bath, Bath, Wheeler and Cameron, and parts of Urbana, Avoca and Thurston.

Bath’s School Grade B− better than 49% of New York school districts

Students
1,395
Schools
3
Spent per student
$27,123
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$22.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bath Central School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 45% of New York districts
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $22.2M, about $15,878 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 45% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Bath 11,413B−Bath 5,545C+Wheeler 1,150Cameron 904

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bath. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsThis district
7–8Dana L Lyon Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Haverling Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 46.5% · 631 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 48.9% · 624 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.2% · 111 in the class

91% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$27,123 per student · 22% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 29%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 68%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,395’20
1,398’21
1,440’22
1,416’23
1,395’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Vernon E Wightman Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bath
C
486 students12:1
Dana L Lyon Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Bath
C−
509 students10:1
Haverling Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bath
A
400 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Addison Central School DistrictAddison, Rathbone, Woodhull
$30,104per student
Campbell-Savona Central School DistrictBradford, Campbell
$27,099per student
Canisteo-Greenwood Central School DistrictCanisteo, Howard
$26,841per student
Prattsburgh Central School DistrictPrattsburgh, Pulteney
$28,628per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.