OUR COMMUNITY

The community served by the Williamsville Central School District includes portions of the towns of Amherst, Clarence, and Cheektowaga, all suburbs of Buffalo, New York. The district takes its name from the Village of Williamsville, located in Amherst, because of the early prominence of education in the village.

The Town of Amherst has been recognized as a major economic force in upstate New York and is currently the state's fourth largest municipality north of metropolitan New York. It is the site of the State University of New York at Buffalo, the largest unit of the largest university system in the nation. Residents of the district enjoy easy access to all the commercial, educational, recreational, cultural and community services and amenities associated with a major metropolitan area.

The district is favored with highly educated and involved community members who, along with a talented and dedicated staff and school board, are committed to quality education. The success of the district depends on our shared partnership.

The Town of Amherst is home of the State University of New York at Buffalo, the largest unit of the largest university system in the nation ... the area is home to eleven other institutions of higher education.

The Amherst Symphony Orchestra is the longest continually playing community orchestra in the country ... several jazz and other theater groups, an art society and museum are within the Town of Amherst ... Buffalo is home of the internationally renowned Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Albright Knox Art Gallery, various theater groups, a science museum, historical museum and several planetariums.

Home town team support is evident for the Buffalo Bills (National Football League), Buffalo Sabres (National Hockey League) and Bisons Baseball (AAA minor league) ... eight golf courses within the Town of Amherst and more than 40 throughout Western New York delight area enthusiasts.

Summer sports activities include swimming, water skiing, sailing, jogging, fishing ... winter sports enthusiasts enjoy skiing, ice fishing, hockey, tobogganing ... the area boasts over 500 parks and playgrounds and thirteen local State parks.

Over sixty religious denominations share their faith experience in the area ... a 145 bed hospital operates within the Williamsville school district boundaries and several other major hospitals including the internationally renowned cancer center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, are in the Buffalo Metropolitan area.

The Town of Amherst operates a Senior Center and services for youth through the Amherst Youth Board ... the Town has its own police department that works cooperatively with the schools in prevention, education and enforcement ... and Amherst has been recognized as one of the safest communities of its size in the nation.

The Greater Buffalo International Airport is located just outside the district boundaries ... many other sights and attractions including Niagara Falls, one of the seven wonders of the world, provide tourist and entertainment opportunities ... Williamsville is only 20 minutes from the Canadian border and less than two hours from Metropolitan Toronto, one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities.