Business First School Ranking: Middle Schools

Business First continues their annual school rankings and today they have ranked all 211 middle schools in Western New York.

Business First School Ranking: High Schools

Business First continues their annual school rankings and today they have ranked all 128 high schools in Western New York.

Business First School Ranking: Elementary Schools

Business First again has released its annual school rankings and today they have ranked all of the elementary schools in the 98 districts of Western New York.

DataCenter: Highest Salaries for WNY Public School Administrators

More than 200 officials at Western New York's 98 public school districts earn six-figure salaries, according to a Business First analysis of 2007-08 budget data.

DATACENTER: Military Personnel who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan

Search this database for the casualties of the Military from New York State and Northwest Pennsylvania who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Buffalo School District Holds ELA Celebration

District celebrates that 43% of third through eighth graders are performing at grade level on ELA.
WEB EXTRA: Download the ELA tests, teacher's directions, scoring key, and more

Database: School Violence in WNY

No local schools on state list of "Persistently Dangerous", but we have put together a database of crime in WNY schools.

State Graduation Rates: Much Work To Do

Some area districts are performing well above the state average, but in other districts there is still much work to do.
Click here to see our database on graduation rates and regents test scores

WNY High School SAT Scores

Data includes all Western New York public high schools and the mean SAT scores for students who graduated in 2007.

DATACENTER: Fishing in Western New York and throughout the State

Search for great fishing areas in Western New York and throughout the whole State.

DATABASE: The top 10 inexpensive cars sold in the United States.

DATACENTER: Does your vehicle have a defect?

This database is designed to provide you with a summary of active National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Defect Investigations. The investigations listed below are grouped according to make, model, the year(s) of the vehicle and the date the defect was recognized.

DATACENTER: Unemployment Rates in WNY

Search the database for the Unemployment Rates in each Western New York County.

The American Film Institute Top 100 Movies

Search the database for the American Film Institute's top 100 movies by category.

DATACENTER: Golf Courses in Western New York, Southern Ontario and Northwest Pennsylvania

Search this database for all the Golf Courses in Western New York, Southern Ontario and Northwest Pennsylvania including interactive map locations.

The Highest Rated Fuel Economy Vehicles

Search the data base for the top rated Cars with the best gas mileage.

2008 WNY Math Scores

Cancer Rates in WNY

This Database compares the Cancer incidents and death rates from the WNY Counties against the State and the Country.

MLB 2008 Salaries

Search the Database and see how much each Major League Baseball team spent overall. You can also see each players 2008 salary.

Popular Wedding Months

Search by county to see which months are the most popular and which months are the least popular for wedding ceremonies in the Western New York counties of New York State.

New York State Agency Spending

Search this database and find out what the New York State agencies spend on salaries, travel and more.

Violent Crime Drops in Buffalo, How Do We Compare?

Search this database for Crime Trends 2003 - 2007 in each County in New York State.

Can you Eat what you Catch?

Going fishing? Review this database to learn which bodies of water are unsafe to eat fish.

Housing Market New York State

Search a database of home sales in New York State to find out the average price of a home in each county, and whether sales are up or down from a year ago.

Unclaimed IRS Tax Refunds - Are you on the list?

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for New York State taxpayers who are due refund checks.