FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates as a heavily attended senior high in HAMBURG, New York, run under FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 1,293 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 94% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 6 schools in FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,475 students total), FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Erie County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Erie County's rate of about 51%.

After controlling for student poverty, FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.2%.

In the area at large, Erie County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,839, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Erie County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), of which FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.

FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,424 (now 1,293). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.