West NY News

Pioneer Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Cattaraugus County schools, welcoming 684 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 94.7% of the Pioneer Senior High School's total enrollment.

Among the 28 schools in Cattaraugus County, Olean Senior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 658 students, while Pioneer Middle School welcomed 649 students and came in third in the 2023-24 school year.

Pioneer Senior High School is part of Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District, which roughly covers four schools within Cattaraugus County and has a main office in Yorkshire.

In the previous school year, Pioneer Middle School had the highest number of students among Cattaraugus County schools.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to improve students' school performance.

New York State has proposed a $45.8 billion education budget for the upcoming fiscal year. This represents a $1.5 billion increase compared to the previous year. The most significant portion of this budget is allocated to schools, with a total of $35.3 billion proposed. The new budget aims at increasing funds for Foundation Aid by $507 million, mainly driven by rising inflation in the U.S.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Pioneer Senior High School	Yorkshire	684
Olean Senior High School	Olean	658
Pioneer Middle School	Yorkshire	649
Allegany-Limestone Middle-High School	Allegany	556
Olean Intermediate-Middle School	Olean	543
Portville Elementary School	Portville	534
Salamanca High School	Salamanca	508
Allegany-Limestone Elementary School	Allegany	482
Portville Junior-Senior High School	Portville	469
G. N. Chapman Elementary School	Randolph	427
Prospect Elementary School	Salamanca	415
Randolph Senior High School	Randolph	385
Seneca Intermediate School	Salamanca	384
Hinsdale Central School	Hinsdale	369
East View Elementary School	Olean	359
Delevan Elementary School	Delevan	358
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School	Cattaraugus	338
Gowanda Middle School	Gowanda	329
Ellicottville Middle School High School	Ellicottville	306
Franklinville Junior-Senior High School	Franklinville	306
Washington West Elementary School	Olean	305
Franklinville Elementary School	Franklinville	274
Gowanda High School	Gowanda	273
Cattaraugus-Little Valley High School	Cattaraugus	253
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Middle School	Cattaraugus	239
Ellicottville Elementary School	Ellicottville	233
West Valley Central School	West Valley	204
Randolph Academy	Randolph	82