EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL

Set in EAST AURORA, New York, EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL is a close-knit secondary school, part of EAST AURORA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 542 students across grades 9 through 12.

Across the 3 schools in EAST AURORA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,750 students total), EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder reads as 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL records 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Erie County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 70.1%; actual is 96.2%, +26.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Erie County shows median household earnings sit near $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Erie County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: EAST AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 2.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 67.6%.

EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 641 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

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