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C

Olean City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Olean and Olean.

Olean’s School Grade C better than 27% of New York school districts

Students
1,833
Schools
4
Spent per student
$25,189
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$35.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Olean City School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 27% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 27% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $35.8M, about $19,523 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 27% 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
COlean 13,508BOlean 1,846

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Olean. Grade by grade →

PK–32 elementary schoolsThis district
4–8Olean Intermediate-Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Olean Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 46.5% · 828 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 48.9% · 786 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 87.2% · 155 in the class

82% 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
$25,189 per student · 27% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 65%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,929’20
1,899’21
1,864’22
1,865’23
1,833’24

Down 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Two or more races 9%Black 5%Hispanic 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

East View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Olean
C+
347 students10:1
Washington West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Olean
C−
284 students9:1
Olean Intermediate-Middle School
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Olean
D
534 students8:1
Olean Senior High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Olean
B+
668 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Allegany-Limestone Central School DistrictAllegany
$24,669per student
Hinsdale Central School DistrictHinsdale
$30,020per student
Portville Central School DistrictPortville
$21,452per 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.