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Buffalo City School District, NY: schools, enrollment and spending

Buffalo City School District runs 61 public schools with 30,077 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.5 students per teacher is 0.9 lower than the New York figure of 11.4.Listed in NCES data as "BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT".

At a glance

Schools
61
Students
30,077
Teachers (FTE)
2,865
Students per teacher
10.5
NY: 11.4 · US: 15.3
Address
712 City Hall, Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone
(716)816-3575
County
Erie County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3605850
State district ID
NY-140600010000
Total staff (FTE)
6,286
School counselors (FTE)
108.0About 278 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
60.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district10.5
New York11.4
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (31,428), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$1.08 billion
Federal revenue
$107.3 million
State revenue
$799.0 million
Local revenue
$170.1 million
Total spending
$901.5 million
Spending per pupil
$28,683
Salaries
$346.9 million38.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$572.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.0%
  • State: 74.2%
  • Local: 15.8%

New York overall

  • Federal: 4.5%
  • State: 37.7%
  • Local: 57.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$28,683
New York$30,973
United States$16,826

Schools in Buffalo City School District

By level: 21 high, 1 middle, 36 elementary, 1 ungraded, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Academy SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 12702.7
Bennett Park Montessori SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 86129.7
Bilingual CenterCEP schoolElementaryPK to 83588.1
Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing ArtsCEP schoolHigh5 to 126178.8
Buffalo Elementary School of TechnologyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 855111.0
Buffalo School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality ManagementCEP schoolHigh9 to 1243610.1
Build Community SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 83718.8
Burgard High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1250210.7
City Honors SchoolCEP schoolHigh5 to 121,08814.1
Community School #53CEP schoolElementaryPK to 84649.7
D'Youville-Porter CampusCEP schoolElementaryPK to 85218.7
Discovery SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 854112.0
Dr a Pantoja Comm Sch Excllnce -#18CEP schoolElementaryPK to 847510.3
Dr George Blackman EccCEP schoolElementaryPK to 43339.5
Dr Lydia T Wright Sch of ExcellenceCEP schoolElementaryPK to 856011.2
East Community SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1238610.7
Emerson School of HospitalityCEP schoolHigh9 to 123998.9
Erie County Detention FacilityHigh9 to 1213
Frank a Sedita School #30CEP schoolElementaryPK to 861410.2
Frederick Olmsted #156CEP schoolHigh5 to 1292811.9
Harriet Ross Tubman AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 855011.5
Harvey Austin School #97CEP schoolElementaryPK to 84878.7
Herman Badillo Bilingual AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 851410.1
Highgate HeightsCEP schoolElementaryPK to 840711.6
Hutchinson Central Technical High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,14012.5
International Preparatory School (The)CEP schoolHigh9 to 126409.6
International SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 893310.8
Lafayette International SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 124757.7
Leonardo Da Vinci High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1236310.7
Lewis J Bennett High School of Innovative TechnolgyCEP schoolHigh9 to 124699.4
Lorraine Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 863810.5
Lovejoy Discovery School #43CEP schoolElementaryPK to 858912.0
Martin Luther King Jr #48CEP schoolElementaryPK to 841310.9
Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 83699.0
Math Science Technology Preparatory School at 197CEP schoolHigh9 to 1243810.2
McKinley Vocational High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 128629.5
Middle Early College High SchoolHigh9 to 1230211.2
Native American MagnetCEP schoolElementaryPK to 836710.5
North Park Community School #50CEP schoolElementaryPK to 643712.9
Pathways AcademyHigh9 to 121108.5
Pfc William J Grabiarz #79CEP schoolElementaryPK to 851811.3
PS 17CEP schoolElementaryPK to 42849.2
PS 27 Hillery Park AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 84818.7
PS 42 Occupational Training CenterUngraded15697.7
PS 59 Dr Charles Drew Science MagnetCEP schoolMiddle3 to 82938.6
PS 61 Arthur O Eve School of DistinctionCEP schoolElementaryPK to 431511.2
PS 64 Frederick Law OlmstedCEP schoolElementaryPK to 458312.7
PS 65 Roosevelt EccCEP schoolElementaryPK to 425010.4
PS 69 Houghton AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 844411.1
PS 74 Hamlin Park - Claude and Ouida Clapp AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 83969.4
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.