Frontier Central School District
| Frontier Central School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
5120 Orchard Ave
, New YorkUnited States | |
| Coordinates | 42°44′52″N 78°53′59″W / 42.7477°N 78.8996°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-K/K–12 |
| Established | June 28, 1951 |
| Superintendent | Christopher J. Swiatek |
| Asst. superintendent(s) | Colleen Duggan (Instruction) Patrick Moses (Human Resources) Rob McDow (Business & Operations) |
| School board | Seven members |
| Chair of the board | Dr. Mary Ann Costello |
| Schools | Elementary four, Middle one, High one |
| Budget | $89,486,591 (2021–22) |
| NCES District ID | 3611670 |
| Affiliation(s) | Erie 1 BOCES |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 4,477 (2024–2025) |
| Teachers | 363.80 (on full-time equivalent basis, 2019–2020) |
| Staff | 348 (2019–2020) |
| Student–teacher ratio | 13.05 (2019–2020) |
| Other information | |
| Union | New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) |
| Website | www |
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. Student enrollment for the 2024-25 school year is 4,447 and it spends an average of $17,429 per pupil and maintains a student-to-teacher ratio of 13:1 (which is well below the county average of $20,131 and the state average of $25,870).
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.