The Gates Chili Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 5000 students in most of the town of Gates and a large portion of the town of Chili in Monroe County, with over 850 employees and an operating budget of $71 million (approx. $14,161 per student).
The Gates Chili school district opened in September 1956 as a consolidation of four Union free School districts (Thomas Edison, Warren Harding, Washington Irving and Florence Brasser), approved by voters of the four districts on December 8, 1955. The District celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006.
The average class size is 21 students and the student-teacher ratio is 13:1 (elementary), 13:1 (middle-high school).
Dr. Mark C. Davey is the Superintendent of Schools.
The District's motto is "Each day we create the Right Conditions for Learning with Relationships, Relevance, and Rigor guided by The Spartan Way". "Respect, Responsibility, Compassion, and Hardwork" is the Spartan Way.
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