CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL

Located at 100 N ERIE ST, in MAYVILLE, New York, CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL is a tight-knit senior high that instructs 372 students (grades 7 through 12), one of the schools within CHAUTAUQUA LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 44% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in CHAUTAUQUA LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (673 students total), CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Chautauqua County's rate of about 57%.

After controlling for student poverty, CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.2%; this one delivers 73.8%.

Around the school, Chautauqua County reports that median household income runs about $58,351, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Chautauqua County's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,056 students), CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CHAUTAUQUA LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 58.2%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 430 students in 2018 compared to 372 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 today.

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