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Dunkirk, NY
Public School Ratings




Dunkirk Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Dunkirk City School District details

Dunkirk City School District
620 Marauder Dr
Dunkirk, NY 14048

2,015 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Dunkirk City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.5% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
51%
31%
53%
30%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Dunkirk Intermediate School
525 Eagle St
Dunkirk, NY, 14048
03-06
Dunkirk Senior High School
75 W 6 Th St
Dunkirk, NY, 14048
07-12
School 3
742 Lamphere St
Dunkirk, NY, 14048
PK-02
School 4
752 Central Ave
Dunkirk, NY, 14048
M-M
School 5
117 Brigham Rd
Dunkirk, NY, 14048
KG-02
School 7
348 Lake Shore Dr E
Dunkirk, NY, 14048
KG-03

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 35.1% 42.2%
Black 3.5% 16.4%
Hispanic 61.0% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 71.1% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 71.1% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,531 $31,294,000 67.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,298 $2,616,000 5.6%
Staff $762 $1,536,000 3.3%
General Administration $467 $940,000 2.0%
School Administration $903 $1,820,000 3.9%
Operation $1,354 $2,728,000 5.9%
Transportation $502 $1,012,000 2.2%
Other $709 $1,428,000 3.1%
Total Support $5,995 $12,080,000 26.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,507 $3,037,000 6.5%
Total Expenditures $23,033 $46,411,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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