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Tonawanda City School District, NY: schools, enrollment and spending

Tonawanda City School District runs 2 public schools with 1,700 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.8 students per teacher is 0.6 lower than the New York figure of 11.4.Listed in NCES data as "TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT".

At a glance

Schools
2
Students
1,700
Teachers (FTE)
157
Students per teacher
10.8
NY: 11.4 · US: 15.3
Address
100 Hinds St, Tonawanda, NY 14150
County
Erie County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3628740
State district ID
NY-142500010000
Total staff (FTE)
266
School counselors (FTE)
7.0About 243 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
6.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district10.8
New York11.4
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,744), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$37.4 million
Federal revenue
$1.6 million
State revenue
$23.2 million
Local revenue
$12.6 million
Total spending
$36.0 million
Spending per pupil
$20,664
Salaries
$17.5 million48.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$8.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 4.4%
  • State: 62.0%
  • Local: 33.6%

New York overall

  • Federal: 4.5%
  • State: 37.7%
  • Local: 57.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,664
New York$30,973
United States$16,826

Schools in Tonawanda City School District

By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Tonawanda Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 578510.6
Tonawanda Middle/High SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 1289110.9

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.