The Spencerport Central School District is a public school district in western New York State that serves approximately 3500 students in the village of Spencerport, town of Ogden and portions of the towns of Gates, Greece and Parma in Monroe County, with over 800 employees and an operating budget of $60 million (~$14,277 per student).
[3] Originally, the school district consisted of a building on West Avenue near South Union, cost $8,000, and served 130 students with three teachers.
A Spencerport science teacher, Ellsworth J. Wilson, also known as "Tiny," became the district principal (superintendent) in 1946, a position he held until his retirement in 1971.
Mr. Wilson guided the centralization of 13 schools in Ogden, Parma, Greece, and Gates, many of them one-room schoolhouses, into one district in 1951.
Leo Bernabi was a charter member of the Wrestling Officials Association of Section V. In fact the very first meeting of the organization, then known as the Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association of Section V, was held at his home in Spencerport, NY in December 1956.
His contributions in establishing a referee training and development program were instrumental in helping Section V officials become some of the finest in NY State wrestling.
He is a member of the Section V and NY State Wrestling Halls of Fame An addition to this school was built in 1961.
In the late 1970's, the elementary school next to Trowbridge was converted into the district offices, housing many of the administrative departments and support groups.
In 1984, the Trowbridge building, which at the time housed only the 9th grade for the district, was closed because it was economically unfeasible to renovate for modern classrooms.