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The largest public schools in Erie County, New York

This ranking covers the largest public schools in Erie County, New York, drawn from 217 qualifying public schools. LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 1,682, against a median of 488 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
217
Erie County, New York
Top Students
1,682
Median Students
488
LARGEST · ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOLLANCASTER, NYLANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,682
2ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOLORCHARD PARK, NYORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,367
3WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,307
4FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHAMBURG, NYFRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,293
5WILLIAM STREET SCHOOLLANCASTER, NYLANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle1,274
6CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCLARENCE, NYCLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,256
7KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,235
8HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,140
9SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLAMHERST, NYSWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,105
10CITY HONORS SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,088
11ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLORCHARD PARK, NYORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle1,086
12WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NYWEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,069
13FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOLHAMBURG, NYFRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle1,067
14KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,052
15HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOLHAMBURG, NYHAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh979
16UNION EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary963
17CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLCLARENCE, NYCLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle954
18WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOLEAST AMHERST, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh940
19INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary933
20FREDERICK OLMSTED #156BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh928
21SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYSOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLElementary912
22TRANSIT MIDDLE SCHOOLEAST AMHERST, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle912
23TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NYTONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh891
24LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOLLANCASTER, NYLANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle876
25GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NYGRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh868
26AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLAMHERST, NYAMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh865
27MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh862
28SWEET HOME MIDDLE SCHOOLAMHERST, NYSWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle858
29CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDEPEW, NYDEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary846
30REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYREACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary805
31SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh801
32WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh796
33MILL MIDDLE SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle790
34TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NYTONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary785
35WEST SENECA EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NYWEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh779
36WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NYWEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle778
37SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary772
38HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle772
39WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary771
40WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined743
41HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOLHAMBURG, NYHAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle741
42PS 81BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary739
43WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOLAMHERST, NYAMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary738
44ELLICOTT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLORCHARD PARK, NYORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary718
45SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOLAMHERST, NYAMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary708
46PARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLEAST AURORA, NYEAST AURORA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary704
47CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh682
48WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NYWEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary680
49CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle677
50ERIE 2-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS BOCESANGOLA, NYERIE 2-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS BOCESCombined675
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