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Sweet Home Central School District

3,850 students · 6 schools · 12.3:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #147 of 1071 in New York

Students
3,850
Schools
6
Teachers (FTE)
313
Student–Teacher
12.3:1
County
Erie
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Sweet Home Central School District

Sweet Home Central School District is a public school system serving Erie County, New York, based in Amherst. It serves 3,850 students across 6 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #147 largest of New York’s 1071 school systems.

Phone7162501402
Address1901 Sweet Home Rd, Amherst, NY 14228
CountyErie County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Sweet Home Central School District enrolls 3,850 students in 6 schools — an average of about 642 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #147 of 1071 statewide by enrollment.

Students
3,850
#147 of 1071 in New York
Schools
6
~642 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Sweet Home Central School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (3,850 students reported):

White
52%
Black
20%
Hispanic
9%
Asian
13%
Two or more
6%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Sweet Home Central School District employs about 313 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1 — above the New York average of about 12.1:1. Total district staff is roughly 795.

Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
state avg ~12.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
313
classroom teachers
Total staff
795
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How New York funds schools

New York distributes most operating aid through Foundation Aid, which starts from a per-pupil Foundation Amount, adjusts it by a Regional Cost Index and a Pupil Need Index (weighting poverty, English-learner status and sparsity), then subtracts each district’s Expected Local Contribution from property and income wealth — so high-need, low-wealth districts receive proportionally more. Foundation Aid reached full funding for the first time in 2024–25, at about $24.9 billion.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Sweet Home Central School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

New York reports accountability through its ESSA system, published as the NYSED School Report Card, covering achievement, graduation, chronic absenteeism, English-language proficiency, growth and college-and-career readiness. Look up Sweet Home Central School District on data.nysed.gov.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

New York does not use a private accreditor for public schools: every public district is registered by the Board of Regents under the Commissioner’s Regulations (Part 100), with registration review as the state’s oversight tool. See the New York State Education Department.

How it compares

Sweet Home Central School District vs. New York

Enrollment rank
#147
of 1071 districts
Ratio
12.3:1
state avg ~12.1:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Erie County

See every New York district side by side in the New York directory.

Go deeper

Look up Sweet Home Central School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the New York State Legislature (Foundation Aid) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Sweet Home Central School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 3628500. Confirm current details with the district and the New York State Education Department.