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Dansville Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves North Dansville, Dansville, Dansville, Sparta, West Sparta and Ossian, and parts of Wayland, Conesus and Springwater.

North Dansville’s School Grade C better than 31% of New York school districts

Students
1,315
Schools
3
Spent per student
$25,246
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$13.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dansville Central School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of New York districts
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 27% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13.4M, about $10,217 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% 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 well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CNorth Dansville 5,223CDansville 4,342C+Dansville 1,816CSparta 1,577CWest Sparta 1,145Ossian 709

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for North Dansville. Grade by grade →

PK–2Dansville Primary SchoolThis district
3–6Ellis B Hyde Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Dansville High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 46.5% · 586 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 48.9% · 527 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 87.2% · 126 in the class

87% 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
$25,246 per student · 27% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 67%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,345’20
1,324’21
1,334’22
1,349’23
1,315’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%Black 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.

Dansville Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Dansville
393 students12:1
Ellis B Hyde Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Dansville
C−
339 students11:1
Dansville High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dansville
B−
583 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Geneseo Central School DistrictGeneseo, Groveland
$26,260per student
Canaseraga Central School DistrictBurns, Grove
$33,626per student
Dalton-Nunda Central School DistrictGrove, Mount Morris, Nunda
$30,788per student
Hornell City School DistrictFremont, Hornellsville
$25,290per 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.