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The most racially diverse public high schools in Erie County, New York

Across Erie County, New York, 50 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 leads the list at 28.8%, against a median of 65.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
50
Erie County, New York
Best Largest group
28.8%
Median Largest group
65.7%
MOST DIVERSE · ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityStudentsLargest group% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1FREDERICK OLMSTED #156BUFFALO, NY92828.8% White (267)28.8%(267)28.3%(263)13.3%(123)24.5%(227)
2LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY47532.0% Hispanic (152)10.1%(48)28.4%(135)32.0%(152)26.9%(128)
3SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY80133.2% Black (266)26.0%(208)33.2%(266)27.0%(216)5.5%(44)
4HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,14033.3% Black (380)15.3%(174)33.3%(380)18.0%(205)28.7%(327)
5CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NY68235.5% Black (242)32.0%(218)35.5%(242)9.4%(64)17.2%(117)
6LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY36338.8% Black (141)20.9%(76)38.8%(141)19.8%(72)16.8%(61)
7INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BUFFALO, NY64039.1% Black (250)6.9%(44)39.1%(250)25.5%(163)25.3%(162)
8CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NY39839.7% White (158)39.7%(158)35.7%(142)6.0%(24)11.1%(44)
9CITY HONORS SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,08841.5% White (452)41.5%(452)16.3%(177)12.2%(133)22.7%(247)
10WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY39241.6% Black (163)16.3%(64)41.6%(163)37.8%(148)0.5%(2)
11RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY28543.9% Black (125)11.2%(32)43.9%(125)29.8%(85)11.2%(32)
12BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTSBUFFALO, NY61746.2% Black (285)20.9%(129)46.2%(285)20.4%(126)2.3%(14)
13EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY38649.7% Black (192)8.8%(34)49.7%(192)17.4%(67)19.9%(77)
14BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY50251.0% Black (256)10.6%(53)51.0%(256)18.1%(91)15.7%(79)
15BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTBUFFALO, NY43651.6% Black (225)15.8%(69)51.6%(225)23.9%(104)3.9%(17)
16MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY86252.4% Black (452)11.7%(101)52.4%(452)23.3%(201)6.7%(58)
17SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLAMHERST, NY1,10552.6% White (581)52.6%(581)23.8%(263)7.3%(81)11.6%(128)
18EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITYBUFFALO, NY39954.6% Black (218)13.0%(52)54.6%(218)24.8%(99)2.5%(10)
19MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197BUFFALO, NY43855.7% Black (244)5.7%(25)55.7%(244)13.2%(58)21.9%(96)
20MARYVALE HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NY66060.0% White (396)60.0%(396)12.1%(80)9.8%(65)12.6%(83)
21LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOLLACKAWANNA, NY67061.0% White (409)61.0%(409)16.0%(107)15.2%(102)3.3%(22)
22LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGYBUFFALO, NY46962.3% Black (292)6.2%(29)62.3%(292)16.8%(79)11.1%(52)
23WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOLEAST AMHERST, NY94063.0% White (592)63.0%(592)4.0%(38)3.9%(37)24.0%(226)
24AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLAMHERST, NY86563.1% White (546)63.1%(546)13.8%(119)5.8%(50)12.5%(108)
25KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,23564.9% White (801)64.9%(801)10.5%(130)11.2%(138)5.9%(73)
26JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NY35366.6% White (235)66.6%(235)10.8%(38)7.4%(26)7.9%(28)
27KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NY1,05269.9% White (735)69.9%(735)8.5%(89)11.1%(117)4.1%(43)
28WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NY1,30770.1% White (916)70.1%(916)4.6%(60)5.4%(70)14.5%(189)
29MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY30272.2% Black (218)5.3%(16)72.2%(218)13.3%(40)3.6%(11)
30WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NY79674.3% White (591)74.3%(591)6.5%(52)4.8%(38)8.4%(67)
31LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLANGOLA, NY66576.4% White (508)76.4%(508)1.1%(7)4.7%(31)0.5%(3)
32WEST SENECA EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NY77977.7% White (605)77.7%(605)8.2%(64)6.9%(54)2.7%(21)
33TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NY89178.7% White (701)78.7%(701)4.0%(36)9.8%(87)1.7%(15)
34DEPEW HIGH SCHOOLDEPEW, NY58179.9% White (464)79.9%(464)6.5%(38)6.9%(40)3.3%(19)
35AKRON HIGH SCHOOLAKRON, NY38981.8% White (318)81.8%(318)0.8%(3)1.3%(5)0.3%(1)
36GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NY86884.2% White (731)84.2%(731)1.3%(11)6.0%(52)3.8%(33)
37WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NY1,06984.7% White (905)84.7%(905)2.4%(26)5.9%(63)1.2%(13)
38NORTH COLLINS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLNORTH COLLINS, NY23485.9% White (201)85.9%(201)0.8%(2)6.4%(15)1.3%(3)
39CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCLARENCE, NY1,25686.2% White (1,082)86.2%(1,082)1.3%(16)5.0%(63)4.0%(50)
40FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHAMBURG, NY1,29387.9% White (1,136)87.9%(1,136)1.3%(17)5.4%(70)1.1%(14)
41LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOLLANCASTER, NY1,68288.5% White (1,488)88.5%(1,488)0.7%(11)4.5%(75)2.6%(44)
42HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY45289.8% Black (406)1.1%(5)89.8%(406)7.3%(33)0.7%(3)
43ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOLORCHARD PARK, NY1,36790.3% White (1,235)90.3%(1,235)1.0%(14)3.6%(49)1.7%(23)
44HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOLHAMBURG, NY97991.1% White (892)91.1%(892)1.3%(13)3.4%(33)1.0%(10)
45EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOLEAST AURORA, NY54292.3% White (500)92.3%(500)0.6%(3)2.8%(15)0.9%(5)
46GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOLSPRINGVILLE, NY50193.0% White (466)93.0%(466)1.2%(6)2.8%(14)0.8%(4)
47IROQUOIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLELMA, NY62893.8% White (589)93.8%(589)0.3%(2)2.2%(14)0.8%(5)
48HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOLHOLLAND, NY21694.0% White (203)94.0%(203)0.0%(0)4.2%(9)0.0%(0)
49EDEN MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOLEDEN, NY65294.6% White (617)94.6%(617)0.6%(4)1.5%(10)0.0%(0)
50ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLALDEN, NY48895.3% White (465)95.3%(465)0.6%(3)1.4%(7)0.2%(1)
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