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B−

Wilson Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Porter, Cambria, Wilson and Wilson.

Porter’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of New York school districts

Students
970
Schools
2
Spent per student
$26,482
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Debt
$7.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wilson Central School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 48% of New York districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.9M, about $8,155 per student
  • Only 74% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 48% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Porter 6,448B+Cambria 5,727B−Wilson 5,727B−Wilson 1,210

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Porter. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 46.5% · 374 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 48.9% · 333 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 99 in the class

74% 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
$26,482 per student · 23% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 53%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,017’20
993’21
980’22
965’23
970’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilson
B−
483 students11:1
Wilson Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Wilson
C+
487 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lewiston-Porter Central School DistrictLewiston, Youngstown
$24,550per student
Niagara-Wheatfield Central School DistrictLewiston, Wheatfield
$24,158per student
Starpoint Central School DistrictLockport, Wheatfield
$21,215per student
Lockport City School DistrictLockport
$27,229per 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.