Buffalo City School District
Public school district based in Buffalo, New York. NCES district ID 3605850; state ID NY-140600010000.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
61
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
29,425
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
2,865.8
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 1,653 | |
| Kindergarten | 2,060 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,043 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,064 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,901 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,973 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,916 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,028 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,044 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,002 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,636 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,383 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,084 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,124 | |
| Ungraded | 514 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% | |
| Asian | 16.0% | |
| Black or African American | 41.1% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 20.6% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 5.2% | |
| White | 16.5% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.7% | |
| Male | 51.2% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 61.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Central Technical High School Buffalo | 9–12 | Regular | 1,140 | 91.1 | 12.5 | City: Large |
| City Honors School Buffalo | 5–12 | Regular | 1,088 | 77.7 | 14 | City: Large |
| International School Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 933 | 87.0 | 10.7 | City: Large |
| Frederick Olmsted #156 Buffalo | 5–12 | Regular | 928 | 78.8 | 11.8 | City: Large |
| Mckinley Vocational High School Buffalo | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 862 | 91.2 | 9.4 | City: Large |
| South Park High School Buffalo | 9–12 | Regular | 801 | 75.5 | 10.6 | City: Large |
| Southside Elementary School Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 772 | 71.5 | 10.8 | City: Large |
| West Hertel Elementary School Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 771 | 63.1 | 12.2 | City: Large |
| Waterfront Elementary School Buffalo | PK–9 | Regular | 743 | 61.3 | 12.1 | City: Large |
| PS 81 Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 739 | 56.9 | 13 | City: Large |
| International Preparatory School (the) Buffalo | 9–12 | Regular | 640 | 67.7 | 9.5 | City: Large |
| Lorraine Elementary School Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 638 | 61.4 | 10.4 | City: Large |
| Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts Buffalo | 5–12 | Regular | 617 | 70.0 | 8.8 | City: Large |
| Frank A Sedita School #30 Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 614 | 60.7 | 10.1 | City: Large |
| Bennett Park Montessori School Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 612 | 63.1 | 9.7 | City: Large |
| Lovejoy Discovery School #43 Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 589 | 49.4 | 11.9 | City: Large |
| Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted Buffalo | PK–4 | Regular | 583 | 46.3 | 12.6 | City: Large |
| Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center Buffalo | PK–4 | Regular | 566 | 52.3 | 10.8 | City: Large |
| Dr Lydia T Wright Sch of Excellence Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 560 | 50.8 | 11 | City: Large |
| Buffalo Elementary School of Technology Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 551 | 50.7 | 10.9 | City: Large |
| Harriet Ross Tubman Academy Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 550 | 48.5 | 11.3 | City: Large |
| Discovery School Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 541 | 45.9 | 11.8 | City: Large |
| D'Youville-Porter Campus Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 521 | 60.9 | 8.6 | City: Large |
| Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 518 | 46.8 | 11.1 | City: Large |
| Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 514 | 51.6 | 10 | City: Large |
| Burgard High School Buffalo | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 502 | 47.8 | 10.5 | City: Large |
| Harvey Austin School #97 Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 487 | 56.2 | 8.7 | City: Large |
| Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 481 | 55.6 | 8.6 | City: Large |
| Dr A Pantoja Comm Sch Excllnce -#18 Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 475 | 46.5 | 10.2 | City: Large |
| Lafayette International School Buffalo | 9–12 | Regular | 475 | 62.0 | 7.7 | City: Large |
| Lewis J Bennett High School of Innovative Technolgy Buffalo | 9–12 | Regular | 469 | 50.2 | 9.3 | City: Large |
| Community School #53 Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 464 | 48.8 | 9.5 | City: Large |
| Ps 69 Houghton Academy Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 444 | 40.6 | 10.9 | City: Large |
| Math Science Technology Preparatory School at 197 Buffalo | 9–12 | Regular | 438 | 43.8 | 10 | City: Large |
| North Park Community School #50 Buffalo | PK–6 | Regular | 437 | 34.8 | 12.6 | City: Large |
| Buffalo School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Buffalo | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 436 | 43.9 | 9.9 | City: Large |
| Martin Luther King Jr #48 Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 413 | 38.8 | 10.6 | City: Large |
| Highgate Heights Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 407 | 35.3 | 11.5 | City: Large |
| Emerson School of Hospitality Buffalo | 9–12 | Regular | 399 | 45.1 | 8.9 | City: Large |
| Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude and Ouida Clapp Academy Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 396 | 42.8 | 9.3 | City: Large |
| East Community School Buffalo | 9–12 | Regular | 386 | 36.7 | 10.5 | City: Large |
| Build Community School Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 371 | 42.7 | 8.7 | City: Large |
| Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 369 | 41.3 | 8.9 | City: Large |
| Native American Magnet Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 367 | 35.1 | 10.4 | City: Large |
| Leonardo Da Vinci High School Buffalo | 9–12 | Regular | 363 | 34.7 | 10.5 | City: Large |
| Bilingual Center Buffalo | PK–8 | Regular | 358 | 44.8 | 8 | City: Large |
| Dr George Blackman Ecc Buffalo | PK–4 | Regular | 333 | 35.3 | 9.4 | City: Large |
| Ps 61 Arthur O Eve School of Distinction Buffalo | PK–4 | Regular | 315 | 28.1 | 11.2 | City: Large |
| Middle Early College High School Buffalo | 9–12 | Regular | 302 | 27.2 | 11.1 | City: Large |
| Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet Buffalo | 3–8 | Regular | 293 | 34.7 | 8.4 | City: Large |
| Riverside Academy High School Buffalo | 9–12 | Regular | 285 | 36.4 | 7.8 | City: Large |
| PS 17 Buffalo | PK–4 | Regular | 284 | 31.3 | 9.1 | City: Large |
| Ronald Peoples School of Scholars (the) Buffalo | PK–4 | Regular | 269 | 25.2 | 10.7 | City: Large |
| Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc Buffalo | PK–4 | Regular | 250 | 24.3 | 10.3 | City: Large |
| PS 90 Buffalo | PK–2 | Regular | 179 | 21.0 | 8.5 | City: Large |
| Research Laboratory Hs-Bioinformatic Buffalo | 9–12 | Regular | 174 | 23.2 | 7.5 | City: Large |
| PS 84 Buffalo | K–12 | Special Education | 151 | 22.7 | 6.6 | City: Large |
| Pathways Academy Buffalo | 9–12 | Alternative | 110 | 13.0 | 8.5 | City: Large |
| Academy School Buffalo | 9–12 | Alternative | 70 | 26.8 | 2.6 | City: Large |
| Ps 42 Occupational Training Center Buffalo | Ungraded | Special Education | 69 | 9.5 | 7.3 | City: Large |
| Erie County Detention Facility Buffalo | 9–12 | Alternative | 13 | Not reported | — | City: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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