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Webster Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Webster, Penfield and Webster, and parts of Walworth.

Webster’s School Grade A− better than 77% of New York school districts

Students
7,940
Schools
11
Spent per student
$24,169
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$78.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Webster Central School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 77% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 30% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $78.1M, about $9,831 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 77% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Webster. Grade by grade →

PK–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency61%
State average 46.5% · 3,405 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 48.9% · 2,986 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 87.2% · 659 in the class

80% 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
$24,169 per student · 30% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 37%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 38%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
8,039’20
8,082’21
8,006’22
8,031’23
7,940’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 5%Black 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.