Dansville Central School District

Dansville Central School District is a rural school system located about 45 minutes south of Rochester, NY. We serve 1540 PK-12 students housed in three buildings on our Main Street Campus in the Village of Dansville. The District is comprised of Dansville Primary School (PK-2), Ellis B. Hyde Elementary School (3-6) and Dansville High School (7-12). Dansville’s first school opened in 1798. As was typical of the time a number of small schools sprang up over the next several decades. However, as the population grew, discussion began in 1881 to merge several of the local districts into one. In 1883 a Union school meeting was held to officially merge two district schools into one. Later that year the Union school opened and with it Dansville had its first public high school. In 1885 the school was registered with the New York State Education Department and could henceforth grant diplomas. In 1926 a Central School District was created as the districts of North Dansville, Town of Dansville (Steuben County), and West Sparta combined to become one district. The following year the new high school (now occupied by Genesee Community College on Clara Barton Street) opened its doors. As the population continued to grow and the existing school aged, it was decided that a new elementary school was needed. The current school opened in 1953. The building was named for former principal and Superintendent Ellis B. Hyde in 1960. The primary school opened in 1968 and grades K-3 moved from the elementary school into the new building. Overcrowding in the high school caused the district to go to “double sessions” in 1962 as the school board tried to offer a building plan the voters would approve. Finally the new high school building was built and opened in September, 1965. Grades 10-12 attended the high school while grades 7-9 remained at the Clara Barton Street building. In 1994 the configuration changed as the 9th grade moved to the High School and grades 6-8 now studied in the Middle School. In 2011 the Clara Barton Street school was closed and all students now attend classes at the North Main Street campus. DCSD currently serves approximately 1540 PK-12 students.

We're very proud of our students and their accomplishments! We're grateful for our dedicated family of educators and support staff. We're committed to maintaining and growing unique learning experiences and programs. We embrace continuous renewal.

The Board of Education, its officers and employees, shall not discriminate in any district educational activity or employment on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, creed, religion, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability or predisposing genetic characteristic. The district will provide notice of this policy in accordance with federal and state law and regulation.