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Sweet Home Central School District is located at 1901 Sweet Home Road Amherst, NY. Sweet Home Central School District is a public school district that serves the towns of Amherst and Tonawanda, NY. The school district has six schools in grades K-12 four K-5 elementary schools, one 6-8 middle school, and one 9-12 high school. Throughout the District, community members, parents, and staff have a long tradition of supporting our children and their education.

The School Board invites you to attend and participate in School Board meetings. School Board members have been elected to these positions of responsibility by your votes and they are here to serve you and the needs of our children and community. They serve without pay and spend many hours outside regular meetings studying issues on which decisions must be made. Their reward is the success of your child.

The Sweet Home Central School District, in collaboration with students, parents and community, promotes innovation and change in teaching and learning through a continuous search for the most effective and efficient ways of preparing students for the 21st century.

Sweet Home Central School District Information

Sweet Home Central School District

1901 Sweet Home Road

Amherst, NY 14228

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Erie County, New York

716-250-1402

Serving grades K-12, UE

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Students: 3818

Student / Teacher Ratio: 12.7

Schools in this District: 6

Student Enrollment Information

Kindergarten
(Full Day)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Ungraded
Elementary
250 282 258 257 253 286 311 305 317 340 339 286 328 6
Total Students:
3818
Attendance Rate:
95%
Suspensions:
128
Year Statistics Compiled:
2005
District teacher data and statistics
Superintendent:Geoffrey Hicks
 Full TimePart Time
Principals60
Assistant Principals50
Teachers3124
Other Professional Staff450
*Staff data was compiled in 2006
District Administrative Salaries
Title
Salary
Benefits
Other
Total Compensation
Superintendent Of Schools
$123,600
$24,623
$5,004
$153,227
Asst Supt For Human Resources
$115,995
$25,372
$0
$141,367
Asst Supt For Instruction
$98,880
$23,903
$0
$122,783
Staff Dev/Fed Funds Coord
$107,282
$0
$0
$107,282
Director Finance & Plant Svcs
$106,172
$0
$0
$106,172
Note: Data from the 2004-05 school year. It is a requirement that districts report the salaries of the superintendent; the deputy, assistant or associate superintendents; and other administrators or supervisors paid in excess of $113,000.

Adequate Yearly Progress Decisions

Sub-Group Names
Satisfactory
School Year
Subject:Elementary / Middle School English Language Arts
All Students
Yes
2006
Black Or African American
Yes
2006
Asian Or Pacific Islander
Yes
2006
White
Yes
2006
Students With Disabilities
No
2006
Limited English Proficient
Yes
2006
Economically Disadvantaged
Yes
2006
Subject:Elementary / Middle School Math
All Students
Yes
2006
Black Or African American
Yes
2006
Asian Or Pacific Islander
Yes
2006
White
Yes
2006
Students With Disabilities
No
2006
Limited English Proficient
Yes
2006
Economically Disadvantaged
Yes
2006
Subject:Elementary / Middle School Science
All Students
Yes
2006
Subject:High School English Language Arts
All Students
Yes
2006
Black Or African American
Yes
2006
White
Yes
2006
Students With Disabilities
Yes
2006
Economically Disadvantaged
Yes
2006
Subject:High School Graduation Rate
All Students
Yes
2006
White
Yes
2006
Economically Disadvantaged
Yes
2006
Subject:High School Math
All Students
Yes
2006
Black Or African American
Yes
2006
White
Yes
2006
Students With Disabilities
Yes
2006
Economically Disadvantaged
Yes
2006

Regents Results

Subject
Year
# Tested
Percent Passing
 
Earth Science
2006
245
79.2%
English
2006
291
92.1%
French
2006
33
93.9%
German
2006
13
100.0%
Global Hist & Geography
2006
352
82.1%
Living Environment
2006
376
91.2%
Math A
2006
371
93.5%
Math B
2006
247
82.2%
Chemistry
2006
227
67.8%
Physics
2006
109
74.3%
Spanish
2006
133
95.5%
US History and Govt
2006
292
95.5%

Graduation Info

Group
High School Graduate
Regents Diplomas
Advanced Regents Diplomas
IEP / Local Certificates
Year
All Students
293
286 (97%)
175 (59%)
6
2006
All Students
281
273 (97%)
156 (55%)
3
2005
All Students
258
203 (78%)
0 (0%)
2
2004
General Education
271
267 (98%)
172 (63%)
0
2006
General Education
272
265 (97%)
156 (57%)
0
2005
General Education
240
201 (83%)
0 (0%)
0
2004
Students With Disabilities
22
19 (86%)
3 (13%)
6
2006
Students With Disabilities
9
8 (88%)
0 (0%)
3
2005
Students With Disabilities
18
2 (11%)
0 (0%)
2
2004

Student Post-Graduation Plans

Number of high school students planning to attend 4 year colleges In New York State
183 (62%)
Number of high school students planning to attend 4 year colleges Outside of New York State
14 (04%)
Number of high school students planning to attend 2 year colleges In New York State
73 (24%)
Number of high school students planning to attend 2 year colleges Outside of New York State
4 (01%)
Number of high school students planning to attend Post Secondary institutions In New York State
0 (0%)
Number of high school students planning to attend Post Secondary institutions Outside of New York State
4 (01%)
Number of high school graduates who plan to enroll in the Military
1 (00%)
Number of high school graduates who plan to pursue employment
8 (00%)
Number of high school graduates with disabilities who plan to attend vocational rehabilitation programs.
0 (0%)
Number of high school graduates with a known plan not specified above.
5 (01%)
Number of high school graduates whose plans do not fit the above categories or are unknown.
1 (00%)
2005/06 District Expenditure & Revenue Information
  • Unreserved Fund Balance:
    2,820,271
  • State AID Revenue:
    19,451,966
  • Star Revenue:
    3,963,857
  • Total State Revenue (State Aid + Star):
    23,415,823
  • Local Revenue:
    31,997,433
  • Federal Revenue:
    1,846,036
  • Total Revenue (state + local + federal revenues):
    57,259,292
  • Central Administration:
    1,008,923
  • Board of Education:
    126,745
  • Teacher Salaries:
    19,977,606
  • Pupil Personnel Services Instructional Salaries:
    1,340,369
  • Curriculum Development and Support Instructional Salaries:
    1,072,396
  • Boces Instructional Expenditures:
    1,033,693
  • Tuition Paid to other districts (excluding special act districts):
    128,555
  • Tuition Not Included in Tuition Above:
    584,329
  • Other Instructional Salaries:
    4,253,835
  • Other Instructional Expenses:
    2,285,105
  • Community Service:
    28,061
  • Operations and Maintenance:
    4,537,799
  • Teacher Retirement:
    1,782,719
  • Health:
    3,651,039
  • Other Employee Benefits:
    3,518,337
  • Other Undistributed:
    1,748,814
  • Other:
    35,542
  • SubTotal (total exp minus debt service expenditures (principal & interest) and transportation):
    47,113,867
  • Transportation:
    3,315,911
  • Debt Service-Principle:
    2,852,000
  • Debt Service-Interest:
    2,171,864
  • Total Expenditure:
    55,453,642
  • Duplicated Combined Adjusted Average Daily Membership:
    3,957
  • Revenue Per Pupil:
    14,470
  • Expenditure Per Pupil:
    14,014
  • Actual Value Per Total Wealth Unit (Property Wealth Per Pupil):
    322,244
  • Income Per Total Wealth Pupil Unit:
    108,766
  • Combined Wealth Ratio:
    0.923
  • IE 1 (Instructional Expenditures Excluding Fringe Benefits) as Percent of Total Expenditures:
    55.32%
  • Percent that fringe (employee) benefits for the instructional program are of total expenditures:
    15.32%
  • Instructional Expenditures (Including Fringe Benefits) as a percent of total expenditures:
    70.63%
  • Instructional Expense as a percent of Adjusted Total Expense:
    83.10%
  • Local Revenue Effort Rate (Local Revenues Divided by Property Value):
    20.27

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Sweet Home Central School District, Erie County, New York