Southwestern Central School District, New York, elections

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Southwestern Central School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,283 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Southwestern Central School District is a school district in New York (Chautauqua County). During the 2024 school year, 1,283 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Southwestern Central School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Troy Durnell
Joshua Gesing
Kurt Gustafson
Richard Hartmann
Elizabeth Laczi
Kenneth Macdonald
Michael Carothers2024

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Overlapping state house districts

Southwestern Central School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 150Andrew MolitorRepublican Party 100% 3%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,124,000 $3,048 12%
Local: $12,386,000 $9,154 35%
State: $18,956,000 $14,010 53%
Total: $35,466,000 $26,213
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $29,460,000 $21,773
Total Current Expenditures: $26,018,000 $19,229
Instructional Expenditures: $15,943,000 $11,783 54%
Student and Staff Support: $3,014,000 $2,227 10%
Administration: $3,131,000 $2,314 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,930,000 $2,904 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,717,000 $1,269
Construction: $769,000 $568
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $201,000 $148
Interest on Debt: $1,407,000 $1,039

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45 >=50 PS 30-39 PS 21-39 47
2018-2019 56 40-59 PS 40-59 PS 21-39 58
2017-2018 56 60-79 PS 40-59 PS 21-39 57
2016-2017 51 >=80 PS 40-59 PS 21-39 52
2015-2016 54 >=50 PS 21-39 21-39 55
2014-2015 58 60-79 PS 21-39 >=50 58
2013-2014 44 60-79 PS 21-39 PS <=20 45
2012-2013 39 60-79 PS 21-39 PS <50 39
2011-2012 77 >=80 >=50 60-79 PS 40-59 77
2010-2011 74 >=80 <50 >=50 PS >=50 74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 56 >=50 PS 50-59 PS 40-59 56
2018-2019 53 60-79 PS 21-39 PS 21-39 54
2017-2018 57 >=80 PS 40-59 PS 40-59 57
2016-2017 53 >=50 PS 40-59 PS 21-39 54
2015-2016 52 >=50 PS 21-39 21-39 52
2014-2015 46 >=80 PS 40-59 21-39 46
2013-2014 41 60-79 PS 21-39 PS <=20 41
2012-2013 45 60-79 PS 40-59 PS <50 44
2011-2012 69 >=80 >=50 40-59 PS 60-79 69
2010-2011 70 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS >=50 70

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90-94 PS PS PS >=95
2018-2019 85-89 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,283 -4.4
2022-2023 1,340 -1.0
2021-2022 1,353 1.2
2020-2021 1,337 -1.3
2019-2020 1,354 0.2
2018-2019 1,351 -1.0
2017-2018 1,365 -0.8
2016-2017 1,376 -2.9
2015-2016 1,416 -1.6
2014-2015 1,438 -1.3
2013-2014 1,457 -1.0
2012-2013 1,472 0.6
2011-2012 1,463 0.6
2010-2011 1,454 -3.2
2009-2010 1,501 -3.3
2008-2009 1,550 -3.9
2007-2008 1,611 -2.9
2006-2007 1,657 -0.4
2005-2006 1,663 -2.6
2004-2005 1,707 -2.6
2003-2004 1,752 0.8
2002-2003 1,738 -2.4
2001-2002 1,779 -2.5
2000-2001 1,823 -2.6
1999-2000 1,870 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Southwestern Central School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6 10.1
Black 0.4 15.5
Hispanic 6.8 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 5.8 3.5
White 85.1 39.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Southwestern Central School District had 116.88 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.98.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 6.23
Elementary: 54.54
Secondary: 50.37
Total: 116.88

Southwestern Central School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 11.00
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 31.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.62
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.74
Library/Media Support: 3.00
Student Support Services: 13.00
Other Support Services: 49.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Southwestern Central School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Southwestern Elementary School582PK-5
Southwestern Middle School2816-8
Southwestern Senior High School4039-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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