CHARLOTTE SIDWAY SCHOOL

Set in GRAND ISLAND, New York, CHARLOTTE SIDWAY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary campus, overseen by GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 454 students across grades pre-K through 2.

GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,829 students. CHARLOTTE SIDWAY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, CHARLOTTE SIDWAY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%); the rest looks like 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 25% of students at CHARLOTTE SIDWAY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Erie County (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Erie County put median household income runs about $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Erie County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), of which CHARLOTTE SIDWAY SCHOOL is one.

HUTH ROAD SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

CHARLOTTE SIDWAY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHARLOTTE SIDWAY SCHOOL has climbed 10%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 454 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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