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C+

Gowanda Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Collins, Gowanda, Persia, Dayton and Perrysburg.

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

Students
1,053
Schools
3
Spent per student
$30,368
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Debt
$17.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Gowanda Central School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the NY average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $17.8M, about $16,942 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Collins 4,501C+Gowanda 2,444C+Persia 2,138CDayton 1,637C+Perrysburg 1,483

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Collins. Grade by grade →

PK–4Gowanda Elementary SchoolThis district
5–82 middle schoolsSpringville-Griffith Institute Central School
9–122 high schoolsSpringville-Griffith Institute Central School

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 46.5% · 451 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 48.9% · 486 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 81 in the class

81% 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
$30,368 per student · 12% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 70%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,004’20
1,008’21
1,069’22
1,052’23
1,053’24

Up 4.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 60%American Indian/Alaska Native 23%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 5%Black <1%Asian <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.

Gowanda Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Gowanda
C−
421 students8:1
Gowanda Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Gowanda
C−
334 students10:1
Gowanda High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gowanda
A
298 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School DistrictEast Otto, New Albion, Otto
$30,254per student
Forestville Central School DistrictHanover, Villenova
$28,464per student
Pine Valley Central School DistrictLeon, Villenova
$29,915per student
North Collins Central School DistrictNorth Collins
$26,356per 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.