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Wayne Central School District

Ontario Center, New York · Superintendent: Joseph Siracuse · #231 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,040

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,590

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% below the New York median

11.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Wayne Central School District is a public school district based in Ontario Center, New York, serving 2,040 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #231 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 43% of them. Its schools average 510 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Joseph Siracuse. It spends about $20,590 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the New York median. It has roughly 11.5 students per teacher.

How Wayne Central compares

Wayne CentralNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,590

New York median $23,514 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$13,223

New York median $15,327 · 14% below · FY2020-21

Students per school510

New York median 538 · 5% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.5

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

Students per counselor227

New York median 284 · 20% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$49.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 39%Local 56%

Measure	Wayne Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,590	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,223	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$50.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$49.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	177	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	427	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.5	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	227	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.

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Joseph Siracuse

Superintendent, Wayne Central 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
Camden Central School DistrictCamden	2,044	4	$21,716	12.2	#230
Wayne Central School DistrictOntario Center · this district	2,040	4	$20,590	11.5	#231
Hampton Bays Union Free School DistrictHampton Bays	2,036	3	$23,803	10.8	#232
Beekmantown Central School DistrictWest Chazy	2,025	4	$20,321	11.5	#233
Glens Falls City School DistrictGlens Falls	2,025	5	$19,823	11.3	#234

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Salida Union ElementarySalida, CA	2,041	$14,613	20.6
Southwest Dubois Co School CorporationHuntingburg, IN	2,041	$9,804	17.3
Central R-IIIPark Hills, MO	2,041	$9,848	13.8
CHSD 94West Chicago, IL	2,040	$16,091	14.8

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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