The U.S. Census Bureau released new poverty data for Western New York's 98 school districts yesterday.
Orchard Park had the lowest poverty rate and Buffalo suffered the highest.
Royalton-Hartland ranks as one of the least impoverished districts in all of Western New York, coming in at 13th place. At Roy-Hart, the youth poverty rate is 9.7%. Of all 1,518 school-aged children, 147 are living in poverty.
Read the report by Business First (along with a slideshow analyzing each district) here:
http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2015/12/10/setting-the-record-straight-about-5-aspects-of.html?ana=twt
Royalton-Hartland ranks as one of the least impoverished districts in all of Western New York, coming in at 13th place. At Roy-Hart, the youth poverty rate is 9.7%. Of all 1,518 school-aged children, 147 are living in poverty.
Read the report by Business First (along with a slideshow analyzing each district) here:
http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2015/12/10/setting-the-record-straight-about-5-aspects-of.html?ana=twt