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Buffalo City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Buffalo.
Students
29,425
Schools
62
Spent per student
$31,111
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Debt
$345.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Buffalo City School District
- School Grade D: better than 5% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 19 pts below the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the NY average
- 10 students per teacher
- Debt of $345.7M, about $11,750 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Depew.
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepew Union Free School District
6–82 middle schoolsLancaster Central School District
9–122 high schoolsLancaster Central School District
Test scores vs. NY
2020–21Math proficiency41%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)65%
State average 83.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$31,111 per student · 10% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 73%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
30,646’20
30,156’21
29,507’22
29,200’23
29,425’24
Down 4% since 2020.
Students
Black 41%Hispanic 21%White 17%Asian 16%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
62 public schools.
International School
D−933 students11:1
Southside Elementary School
D772 students11:1
West Hertel Elementary School
D−771 students12:1
PS 81
D739 students13:1
Lorraine Elementary School
C638 students10:1
Frank A Sedita School #30
D−614 students10:1
Bennett Park Montessori School
D−612 students10:1
Lovejoy Discovery School #43
589 students12:1
PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted
B+583 students13:1
Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center
D−566 students11:1
Dr. Lydia T Wright SCH of Excellence
D−560 students11:1
Buffalo Elementary School of Technology
D−551 students11:1
Harriet Ross Tubman Academy
D−550 students11:1
Discovery School
C541 students12:1
D'Youville-Porter Campus
D−521 students9:1
PFC William J Grabiarz #79
D−518 students11:1
Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy
D−514 students10:1
Harvey Austin School #97
D−487 students9:1
PS 27 Hillery Park Academy
D481 students9:1
Dr. A Pantoja Comm SCH Excllnce -#18
D−475 students10:1
Community School #53
D−464 students10:1
PS 69 Houghton Academy
D444 students11:1
North Park Community School #50
437 students13:1
Martin Luther King Jr. #48
D−413 students11:1
Highgate Heights
D−407 students12:1
PS 74 Hamlin Park - Claude and Ouida Clapp Academy
396 students9:1
Build Community School
D−371 students9:1
Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School
D−369 students9:1
Native American Magnet
D−367 students10:1
Bilingual Center
D−358 students8:1
Dr. George Blackman Ecc
D333 students9:1
PS 61 Arthur O Eve School of Distinction
D−315 students11:1
PS 17
D−284 students9:1
Ronald Peoples School of Scholars (The)
D269 students11:1
PS 65 Roosevelt Ecc
D−250 students10:1
PS 90
179 students9:1
PS 59 Dr. Charles Drew Science Magnet
D−293 students8:1
Hutchinson Central Technical High School
B1,140 students13:1
City Honors School
A−1,088 students14:1
Frederick Olmsted #156
B−928 students12:1
McKinley Vocational High School
B+862 students9:1
South Park High School
C+801 students11:1
International Preparatory School (The)
B640 students9:1
Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts
B+617 students9:1
Burgard High School
B−502 students11:1
Lafayette International School
B475 students8:1
Lewis J Bennett High School of Innovative Technolgy
A−469 students9:1
Math Science Technology Preparatory School at 197
D438 students10:1
Buffalo School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management
C436 students10:1
Emerson School of Hospitality
C+399 students9:1
East Community School
B+386 students11:1
Leonardo Da Vinci High School
B363 students10:1
Middle Early College High School
A−302 students11:1
Riverside Academy High School
A−285 students8:1
Research Laboratory HS-Bioinformatic
A174 students8:1
Pathways Academy
C110 students8:1
Academy School
B−70 students3:1
Erie County Detention Facility
13 students
Waterfront Elementary School
D−743 students12:1
PS 84
A−151 students7:1
PS 42 Occupational Training Center
A69 students7:1
Erie County Holding Center
0 students
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.