Enrollment
190
High
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALTON-NUNDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (KESHEQUA)·NCES 362145003047
DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL
13 MILL ST, NUNDA, NY 14517 · (585) 468-2900 · Livingston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of New York public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
72 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 53 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 42 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 25% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DALTON-NUNDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (KESHEQUA). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
69.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +25.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 52.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL
DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL this school | 190 | 37.9% | 68.0% |
| REMSEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL REMSEN | 188 | 37.8% | 69.6% |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW CAMPUS ELIZABETHTOWN | 207 | 39.6% | 50.1% |
| PARISHVILLE-HOPKINTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PARISHVILLE | 159 | 37.7% | 61.5% |
| PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL PANAMA | 189 | 41.3% | 69.2% |
| EDWARDS-KNOX JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HERMON | 205 | 42.4% | 54.2% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #386 of 1,135 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #175 of 1,109 ▲ 436 | #2 of 8 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #602 of 1,135 ▼ 82 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #1,084 of 1,216 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #884 of 1,167 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.5% | #53 of 743 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
190
-85 (-31%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 190 | 21.6 | 8.8:1 | 38% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 172 | 18.7 | 9.2:1 | 42% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 26.4 | 10.2:1 | 50% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 27 | 10.2:1 | 45% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 309 | 25.6 | 12.1:1 | 41% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 46% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 24 | 11.0:1 | 28% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 16 | 20.8:1 | 37% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 41 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL.
About DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL
This page covers DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL, a small high school in NUNDA, New York. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 190 students. Statewide, high schools in New York average about 668 students each.
DALTON-NUNDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (KESHEQUA) is the district for DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL. It has 3 schools and 534 students.
DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 98% White. In Livingston County overall, about 89% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 4%.
Federal data list 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 8.8:1. Among high schools in New York, the typical ratio is 11.0:1. The lunch program counts 38% of students at DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL is B. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.0%; the prediction is 61.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Livingston County, median household income is about $74,001, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Livingston County number 21 and enroll about 7,217.
The next-closest public school is DALTON-NUNDA MIDDLE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 275 to 190 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 10.2 in 2020-21 to 8.8 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Livingston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,498
Census ACS
Median income
$74,001
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DALTON-NUNDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (KESHEQUA)
- DALTON-NUNDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 190 students
- DALTON-NUNDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 154 students
Other schools in NUNDA
- DALTON-NUNDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 190 students
- DALTON-NUNDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 154 students
Nearby schools
- DALTON-NUNDA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 154
- DALTON-NUNDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 190
- LETCHWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL9.5 mi · 279
- LETCHWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.5 mi · 311
- LETCHWORTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.5 mi · 268
- MOUNT MORRIS MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.9 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOLHow many students attend DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL?
DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 190 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL serve?
DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL have?
DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL?
At DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL in?
DALTON-NUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL is part of DALTON-NUNDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (KESHEQUA).
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