Frontier Central School District

Frontier Central School District
Digital image of a school district seal
Address
5120 Orchard Ave
Hamburg
, New York
United States
Coordinates42°44′52″N 78°53′59″W / 42.7477°N 78.8996°W / 42.7477; -78.8996
District information
TypePublic
GradesPre-K/K–12
EstablishedJune 28, 1951 (1951-06-28)
SuperintendentChristopher J. Swiatek[1]
Asst. superintendent(s)Colleen Duggan (Instruction)[2]
Patrick Moses (Human Resources)[3] Rob McDow (Business & Operations)[4]
School boardSeven members
Chair of the boardDr. Mary Ann Costello[7]
SchoolsElementary four,
Middle one, High one
Budget$89,486,591 (2021–22)[5]
NCES District ID3611670[6]
Affiliation(s)Erie 1 BOCES
Students and staff
Students4,520 (2020–2021)[5]: 13 
Teachers363.80 (on full-time equivalent basis, 2019–2020)[8]
Staff348 (2019–2020)[8]
Student–teacher ratio13.05 (2019–2020)[8]
Other information
UnionNew York State United Teachers (NYSUT)[9]
Websitewww.frontiercsd.org

The Frontier Central School District is the primary public school district serving the town of Hamburg, New York. The district serves most of the area surrounding the village of Hamburg and is an independent public entity. With authority from the State of New York, Frontier's seven-member Board of Education governs the district and selects the superintendent. The district's offices are at the Frontier Educational Center in Wanakah.

Frontier was formed in June 1951 as a consolidation of eight smaller school districts along Hamburg's lakeshore. Today, the district has six schools, including four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. It has about 4,520 students, spends an average of $16,749 per pupil and maintains a student-to-teacher ratio of 13:1 (the national averages in 2020 were $12,654 and 16:1 respectively).

The district is a member of the Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) system. In 2020, Buffalo Business First ranked Frontier as the fifteenth-best performing school district in the Western New York region. The Hamburg, West Seneca and Orchard Park central school districts serve the village and small portions of the town.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Superintendent was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Frontier Curriculum & Instruction". Frontier Central School District. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Frontier Personnel Office". Frontier Central School District. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Business Office / Business Office". Frontier Central School District. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Board of Education. "2021–22 Proposed Budget" (PDF). Frontier Central School District. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Frontier Central School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Board of Education". Frontier Central School District. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference nces2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "About Us". Frontier Central Teachers Association. Retrieved May 23, 2021.