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Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District

Sloan, New York · Superintendent: Andrea Galenski · #334 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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1,334

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$21,485

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the New York median

11.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District is a public school district based in Sloan, New York, serving 1,334 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #334 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 17% of them. Its schools average 334 students each, fewer than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Andrea Galenski. It spends about $21,485 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the New York median. It has roughly 11.7 students per teacher.

How Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free compares

Cheektowaga-Sloan Union FreeNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$21,485

New York median $23,514 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$13,824

New York median $15,327 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Students per school334

New York median 538 · 38% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.7

New York median 11.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor334

New York median 284 · 18% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$38.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 58%Local 38%

Measure	Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$21,485	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,824	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$32.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$38.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	114	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	211	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.7	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	334	284	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New York median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

Leadership

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Andrea Galenski

Superintendent, Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District

Source: New York State Education Department, SEDREF, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in New York

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Dover Union Free School DistrictDover Plains	1,344	4	$23,651	10.9	#332
Briarcliff Manor Union Free School DistrictBriarcliff Manor	1,336	3	$34,206	10.0	#333
Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School DistrictSloan · this district	1,334	4	$21,485	11.7	#334
Potsdam Central School DistrictPotsdam	1,325	3	$21,926	12.6	#335
Schuylerville Central School DistrictSchuylerville	1,325	3	$22,326	10.6	#336

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational TechnicalTaunton, MA	1,335	$20,892	13.5
Grass Lake Community SchoolsGrass Lake, MI	1,334	$11,189	17.8
River Forest School District 90River Forest, IL	1,333	$20,886	11.5
Seminole CountyDonalsonville, GA	1,332	$13,699	13.2

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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