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Dunkirk City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Dunkirk and Dunkirk, and parts of Sheridan.

Dunkirk’s School Grade D better than 6% of New York school districts

Students
1,900
Schools
5
Spent per student
$27,591
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Debt
$22.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dunkirk City School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 6% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 20% less per student than the NY average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $22.8M, about $12,021 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 6% 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
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DDunkirk 12,326DDunkirk 1,202

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dunkirk. Grade by grade →

K–23 elementary schoolsThis district
3–62 schoolsThis district
7–12Dunkirk Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 46.5% · 989 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 48.9% · 884 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–74%
State average 87.2% · 177 in the class

93% 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
$27,591 per student · 20% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 72%Support & administration 25%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 71%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,684’20
1,782’21
1,931’22
1,933’23
1,900’24

Up 12.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 61%White 31%Two or more races 4%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

School 3
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Dunkirk
D−
157 students10:1
School 5
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Dunkirk
C
152 students9:1
School 7
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Dunkirk
D
134 students6:1
Dunkirk Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Dunkirk
D
575 students9:1
Dunkirk Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dunkirk
A
882 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Brocton Central School DistrictPomfret
$33,315per student
Forestville Central School DistrictArkwright, Hanover
$28,464per student
Fredonia Central School DistrictPomfret
$23,728per student
Silver Creek Central School DistrictHanover, Silver Creek
$27,667per 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.