WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL

WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized senior high in WELLSVILLE, New York, run under WELLSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 624 students in grades 6 through 12.

Across the 2 schools in WELLSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,141 students total), WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 44% of students at WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.7%; this one delivers 48.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Allegany County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,869 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Allegany County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,589 students), WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 49.1%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL has edged down 7%, going from 672 students in 2018 to 624 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.