Dunkirk City School District

620 Marauder Dr
Dunkirk, NY 14048-2339
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 896 students in Dunkirk City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Dunkirk City School District have an average math proficiency score of 77% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 70% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
1,933 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
195 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1

District Rank

Dunkirk City School District, which is ranked #928 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70-74% has decreased from 75-79% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NY)
#928 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Dunkirk City   School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
29%
46%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Dunkirk City   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
29%
49%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Dunkirk City   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
61%
78%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Dunkirk City   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
70-74%
87%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Dunkirk City   School District and public school graduation rate of New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.54
0.73
# American Indian Students
7 Students
7,222 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
4 Students
81,213 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
9%
# Hispanic Students
1,152 Students
270,400 Students
% Hispanic Students
60%
30%
# Black Students
64 Students
175,155 Students
% Black Students
3%
20%
# White Students
632 Students
325,608 Students
% White Students
33%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
2,099 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
74 Students
28,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
40
8,468
# Students in K Grade:
139
26,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
123
28,304
# Students in 2nd Grade:
143
28,365
# Students in 3rd Grade:
152
27,931
# Students in 4th Grade:
152
29,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
138
43,975
# Students in 6th Grade:
149
157,405
# Students in 7th Grade:
153
185,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
137
188,665
# Students in 9th Grade:
174
40,472
# Students in 10th Grade:
155
36,147
# Students in 11th Grade:
132
33,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
129
33,009
# Ungraded Students:
17
22,697

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $26,123 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,010 is less than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (NY)
Total Revenue
$51 MM
$78,541 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Dunkirk City   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$46 MM
$80,737 MM
This chart displays total spending of Dunkirk City   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$26,123
$31,307
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Dunkirk City   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$24,010
$32,183
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Dunkirk City   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Dunkirk City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dunkirk Senior High School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
75 W 6th St
Dunkirk, NY 14048
(716) 366-9300
Grades: 7-12
| 896 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 6 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,933 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 10:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 67%
  • : 70-74% (Btm 50% in NY)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 29% (Btm 50%)
  • : 29% (Btm 50%)
  • : 61% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NY Dept. of Education

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