GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL

GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL is one of the tight-knit high schools in SPRINGVILLE, New York, run under SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 501 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 25% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Within SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,560 students, GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

In terms of school funding signals, GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Erie County's rate of about 51%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 62.4%; GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL posts 83.2%, +20.8 points above that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Erie County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $72,839 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Erie County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), of which GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is GRIFFITH INSTITUTE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.5%.

GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL has fell 15%, going from 587 students in 2018 to 501 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.