KAEGEBEIN SCHOOL

KAEGEBEIN SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized primary schools in GRAND ISLAND, New York, run under GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 420 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 5.

GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,829 students; KAEGEBEIN SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KAEGEBEIN SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder looks like 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Erie County's rate of about 51%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KAEGEBEIN SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.9%; this one delivers 60.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Erie County indicate median household income runs about $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Erie County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), KAEGEBEIN SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CHARLOTTE SIDWAY SCHOOL, around 2.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KAEGEBEIN SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KAEGEBEIN SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 414 students in 2018 compared to 420 in 2025.

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