WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, a close-knit high school in WILSON, New York, one of the schools within WILSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, serves 487 students, covering grades 6 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL sits 27% below that benchmark.

WILSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 970 students; WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL logs that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Niagara County (around 49%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.5%.

In the broader community, Niagara County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,633 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is one of 51 public schools in Niagara County (combined enrollment of about 26,388 students).

The closest other public school is WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 49.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 651 (now 487). The White share of enrollment fell from 93% to 89% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.

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