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The most racially diverse public high schools in Buffalo, New York

Across Buffalo, New York, 20 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 leads the list at 75.7%, against a median of 67.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
20
Buffalo, New York
Top Diversity index
75.7%
Median Diversity index
67.1%
MOST DIVERSE · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1FREDERICK OLMSTED #156BUFFALO, NY92875.7%28.8%(267)28.3%(263)13.3%(123)24.5%(227)
2HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,14074.9%15.3%(174)33.3%(380)18.0%(205)28.7%(327)
3SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY80173.8%26.0%(208)33.2%(266)27.0%(216)5.5%(44)
4LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY47573.3%10.1%(48)28.4%(135)32.0%(152)26.9%(128)
5LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY36373.3%20.9%(76)38.8%(141)19.8%(72)16.8%(61)
6CITY HONORS SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,08872.8%41.5%(452)16.3%(177)12.2%(133)22.7%(247)
7INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BUFFALO, NY64071.2%6.9%(44)39.1%(250)25.5%(163)25.3%(162)
8BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTSBUFFALO, NY61769.0%20.9%(129)46.2%(285)20.4%(126)2.3%(14)
9RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY28568.8%11.2%(32)43.9%(125)29.8%(85)11.2%(32)
10EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY38667.3%8.8%(34)49.7%(192)17.4%(67)19.9%(77)
11BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY50266.9%10.6%(53)51.0%(256)18.1%(91)15.7%(79)
12WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY39265.7%16.3%(64)41.6%(163)37.8%(148)0.5%(2)
13MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY86265.0%11.7%(101)52.4%(452)23.3%(201)6.7%(58)
14BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTBUFFALO, NY43664.7%15.8%(69)51.6%(225)23.9%(104)3.9%(17)
15MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197BUFFALO, NY43862.0%5.7%(25)55.7%(244)13.2%(58)21.9%(96)
16EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITYBUFFALO, NY39961.8%13.0%(52)54.6%(218)24.8%(99)2.5%(10)
17LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGYBUFFALO, NY46956.5%6.2%(29)62.3%(292)16.8%(79)11.1%(52)
18KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,23554.6%64.9%(801)10.5%(130)11.2%(138)5.9%(73)
19MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY30245.4%5.3%(16)72.2%(218)13.3%(40)3.6%(11)
20HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY45218.4%1.1%(5)89.8%(406)7.3%(33)0.7%(3)
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