Tonawanda City School District, New York, elections

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Tonawanda City School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,717 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Tonawanda City School District is a school district in New York (Erie County). During the 2024 school year, 1,717 students attended one of the district's two 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 Tonawanda City 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
Heather Sternin20252028
Brandon McGuire20222028
Sara Mislin20222028
Marisa Keleman20242027
Jeff Thorp20202027
Linsey Neal20232026
Kristin Schmutzler20172026

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Overlapping state house districts

Tonawanda City School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 140William ConradDemocratic Party 100% 12%

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: $4,525,000 $2,659 11%
Local: $13,487,000 $7,924 34%
State: $21,615,000 $12,700 55%
Total: $39,627,000 $23,283
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $56,472,000 $33,179
Total Current Expenditures: $31,997,000 $18,799
Instructional Expenditures: $20,732,000 $12,180 37%
Student and Staff Support: $3,243,000 $1,905 6%
Administration: $3,148,000 $1,849 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,874,000 $2,863 9%
Total Capital Outlay: $22,124,000 $12,998
Construction: $21,967,000 $12,906
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $313,000 $183
Interest on Debt: $953,000 $559

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 39 PS <50 20-29 PS 20-29 42
2018-2019 58 PS 21-39 40-49 PS 40-49 61
2017-2018 61 PS >=50 40-49 PS 21-39 63
2016-2017 59 PS >=50 40-49 PS 40-59 61
2015-2016 59 <50 >=50 21-39 PS <50 62
2014-2015 58 >=50 <50 21-39 PS >=50 59
2013-2014 43 PS <50 21-39 PS 21-39 44
2012-2013 49 PS <50 21-39 <50 <50 51
2011-2012 83 PS 40-59 60-79 PS >=50 84
2010-2011 81 PS 60-79 60-79 PS >=50 82

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 43 <50 30-39 PS 40-59 45
2018-2019 50 PS <=20 40-49 PS 40-49 52
2017-2018 52 PS <50 20-29 PS 40-59 54
2016-2017 51 PS <50 30-39 PS 21-39 53
2015-2016 52 <50 <50 21-39 PS <50 54
2014-2015 49 >=50 <50 21-39 PS >=50 50
2013-2014 37 PS <50 21-39 <50 <=20 38
2012-2013 44 PS <50 40-59 <50 <50 45
2011-2012 71 PS 21-39 40-59 PS >=50 73
2010-2011 71 PS 40-59 60-79 PS <50 72

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 >=50 PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 85-89 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2017-2018 85-89 PS PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 PS >=50 PS PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS >=50 PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 80-84 PS <50 PS 85-89
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84

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 1,717 0.8
2022-2023 1,703 0.1
2021-2022 1,702 -2.5
2020-2021 1,744 -4.0
2019-2020 1,813 1.0
2018-2019 1,794 -1.2
2017-2018 1,816 1.2
2016-2017 1,795 3.3
2015-2016 1,736 -5.1
2014-2015 1,824 0.2
2013-2014 1,820 1.2
2012-2013 1,798 -3.4
2011-2012 1,860 -4.6
2010-2011 1,946 -2.7
2009-2010 1,998 -3.5
2008-2009 2,068 -3.7
2007-2008 2,144 -0.7
2006-2007 2,158 -3.0
2005-2006 2,223 -3.9
2004-2005 2,310 -1.4
2003-2004 2,343 -4.0
2002-2003 2,437 -0.7
2001-2002 2,454 0.6
2000-2001 2,439 -3.9
1999-2000 2,535 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Tonawanda City School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 10.1
Black 3.8 15.5
Hispanic 8.7 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 5.9 3.5
White 78.9 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, Tonawanda City School District had 149.36 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.5.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 10.21
Elementary: 76.21
Secondary: 56.82
Total: 149.36

Tonawanda City School District employed 4.53 district administrators and 6.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.53
District Administrative Support: 16.00
School Administrators: 6.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 33.40
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 7.33
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.97
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 13.00
Other Support Services: 24.00

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 Tonawanda City School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Tonawanda Elementary School807PK-5
Tonawanda Middle/High School8896-12

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See also

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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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