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Fredonia Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Pomfret, Fredonia and Sheridan, and parts of Dunkirk and Arkwright.

Pomfret’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of New York school districts

Students
1,484
Schools
4
Spent per student
$23,728
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$8.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fredonia Central School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 31% less per student than the NY average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8.2M, about $5,520 per student
  • Only 78% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Pomfret 12,605BFredonia 9,283B−Sheridan 2,501

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pomfret. Grade by grade →

PK–KWheelock Primary SchoolThis district
1–4Fredonia Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Fredonia Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Fredonia High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 46.5% · 577 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 48.9% · 543 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 100 in the class

78% 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
$23,728 per student · 31% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 70%Support & administration 28%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 48%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,424’20
1,460’21
1,453’22
1,475’23
1,484’24

Up 4.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 72%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Wheelock Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Fredonia
138 students8:1
Fredonia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Fredonia
C
432 students10:1
Fredonia Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Fredonia
C
453 students9:1
Fredonia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fredonia
A
461 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cassadaga Valley Central School DistrictCharlotte, Stockton
$28,548per student
Forestville Central School DistrictHanover, Villenova
$28,464per student
Silver Creek Central School DistrictHanover, Silver Creek
$27,667per student
Brocton Central School DistrictPortland
$33,315per 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.