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Erie County

New York · Public K-12

223 public schools serving approximately 122,013 students, in a county of 950,622 residents.

Schools
223
55 districts
Enrollment
122,013
NCES CCD
Median income
$72,839
Below New York avg
Free/reduced lunch
49.8%
Above New York avg
Elementary
123
schools
Middle
33
schools
High
54
schools
Combined / other
13
schools
LARGEST DISTRICT
BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
29,507 students · 55 districts in Erie County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Erie County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents
White
74%
Hispanic
6%
Black
13%
Asian
5%
Two or more
6%
Native American
0%
Pacific Islander
0%
School enrollment
White
57%
Hispanic
n/r
Black
19%
Asian
7%
Two or more
5%
Native American
1%
Pacific Islander
0%
Bachelor's+
38.0%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
9.2%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
4.9%
civilian labor
Median age
40
20.1% under 18

All schools (223)

NameCityLevelGradesEnrollmentRating
CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIESBuffaloOtherKG-122,309·
LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOLLancasterHigh09-121,652·
ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOLOrchard ParkHigh09-121,385·
KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBuffaloHigh08-121,358·
FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHamburgHigh09-121,352·
WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOLWilliamsvilleHigh09-121,321·
WILLIAM STREET SCHOOLLancasterMiddle04-061,293·
CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLClarenceHigh09-121,284·
HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLBuffaloHigh09-121,175·
KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLTonawandaHigh08-121,127·
WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWest SenecaHigh09-121,110·
TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloOtherKG-121,108·
CITY HONORS SCHOOLBuffaloHigh05-121,080·
SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLAmherstHigh09-121,072·
FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOLHamburgMiddle06-081,071·
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLOrchard ParkMiddle06-081,059·
TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLTonawandaHigh05-121,011·
HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOLHamburgHigh09-12987·
MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBuffaloHigh09-12986·
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryPK-08981·
WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOLEast AmherstHigh09-12981·
CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLClarenceMiddle06-08972·
GLOBAL CONCEPTS CHARTER SCHOOLLackawannaOtherKG-12926·
FREDERICK OLMSTED #156BuffaloHigh05-12904·
UNION EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCheektowagaElementaryPK-04895·
SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryKG-08882·
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloOtherKG-12881·
LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOLLancasterMiddle07-08873·
TRANSIT MIDDLE SCHOOLEast AmherstMiddle05-08872·
AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLAmherstHigh09-12870·
GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLGrand IslandHigh09-12868·
CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepewElementaryPK-05864·
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryPK-08862·
WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLWilliamsvilleHigh09-12857·
WEST SENECA EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWest SenecaHigh09-12811·
WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLWest SenecaMiddle06-08780·
MILL MIDDLE SCHOOLWilliamsvilleMiddle05-08774·
SWEET HOME MIDDLE SCHOOLAmherstMiddle06-08768·
WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryPK-08761·
HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLBuffaloMiddle05-07758·
HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOLHamburgMiddle06-08755·
WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryPK-08750·
SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLBuffaloHigh09-12748·
WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOLAmherstElementaryPK-06748·
PS 81BuffaloElementaryPK-08737·
CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOLCheektowagaHigh09-12705·
ELLICOTT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOrchard ParkElementaryPK-05703·
LORRAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryPK-08699·
VERONICA E CONNOR MIDDLE SCHOOLGrand IslandMiddle06-08679·
MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWilliamsvilleElementaryKG-04675·
EDEN MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOLEdenHigh06-12672·
FRANK A SEDITA SCHOOL #30BuffaloElementaryPK-08672·
LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLAngolaHigh09-12671·
IROQUOIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLElmaHigh09-12663·
BUFFALO UNITED CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryKG-08659·
SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOLAmherstElementaryPK-05659·
PARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLEast AuroraElementaryPK-05655·
BENNETT PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryPK-08652·
WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWest SenecaElementaryKG-05652·
HEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWilliamsvilleElementaryKG-04651·
CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCheektowagaElementaryPK-05646·
UNION PLEASANT AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHamburgElementaryKG-05643·
MAPLE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWilliamsvilleElementaryKG-04640·
ERIE 2-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS BOCESAngolaOtherKG-12636·
CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOLCheektowagaMiddle05-08627·
BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLBuffaloMiddle05-07626·
AMHERST MIDDLE SCHOOLAmherstMiddle06-08623·
PS 59 DR CHARLES DREW SCIENCE MAGNETBuffaloElementaryPK-08620·
CASEY MIDDLE SCHOOLEast AmherstMiddle05-08615·
MARYVALE HIGH SCHOOLCheektowagaHigh09-12615·
THOMAS A EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTonawandaElementaryKG-04615·
WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOrchard ParkElementaryPK-05611·
CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWest SenecaElementaryKG-05610·
INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BuffaloHigh09-12607·
HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOLWilliamsvilleMiddle05-08602·
EGGERT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOrchard ParkElementaryPK-05599·
MARYVALE PRIMARY SCHOOLCheektowagaElementaryPK-02596·
STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERBuffaloElementaryPK-04586·
PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLake ViewElementaryPK-05583·
D'YOUVILLE-PORTER CAMPUSBuffaloElementaryPK-08582·
EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLWest SenecaMiddle06-08582·
DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLEast AmherstElementaryKG-04581·
DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCEBuffaloElementaryPK-08580·
LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #43BuffaloElementaryPK-08577·
BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTSBuffaloHigh05-12566·
HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryKG-05565·
AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAkronElementaryPK-05562·
LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOLLackawannaHigh09-12560·
MARTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLackawannaElementary02-05560·
PS 64 FREDERICK LAW OLMSTEDBuffaloElementaryPK-04558·
ERIE 1 BOCESWest SenecaOtherKG-12556·
CLOVERBANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHamburgElementaryPK-05549·
COUNTRY PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWilliamsvilleElementaryPK-04545·
DEPEW HIGH SCHOOLDepewHigh09-12545·
PS 27 HILLERY PARK ACADEMYBuffaloElementaryPK-08544·
DISCOVERY SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryPK-08543·
BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHamburgElementaryPK-05540·
SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSpringvilleElementaryKG-05540·
PFC WILLIAM J GRABIARZ #79BuffaloElementaryPK-08538·
REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryKG-06529·
EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOLEast AuroraHigh09-12528·
BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGYBuffaloElementaryPK-08525·
EAST AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOLEast AuroraMiddle05-08520·
SHERIDAN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWilliamsvilleElementaryKG-05519·
ALLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWest SenecaElementaryKG-05518·
HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97BuffaloElementaryPK-08516·
HARRIET ROSS TUBMAN ACADEMYBuffaloElementaryPK-08513·
HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMYBuffaloElementaryPK-08513·
FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWilliamsvilleElementaryPK-04510·
GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOLSpringvilleHigh09-12507·
WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryKG-08503·
WILLIAM G HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLAngolaMiddle06-08503·
NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWest SenecaElementaryPK-05502·
MARYVALE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLCheektowagaElementary03-05499·
ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLAldenHigh09-12498·
MAPLEMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAmherstElementaryKG-05491·
BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBlasdellElementaryPK-05488·
CHARLES A LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryKG-04480·
MARYVALE MIDDLE SCHOOLCheektowagaMiddle06-08478·
LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLClarenceElementaryKG-05473·
CHARLOTTE SIDWAY SCHOOLGrand IslandElementaryPK-01471·
HARRIS HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWilliamsvilleElementaryKG-05464·
BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryKG-04459·
GOWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGowandaElementaryPK-04458·
PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMYBuffaloElementaryPK-08455·
WINCHESTER-POTTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWest SenecaElementaryPK-05455·
HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLancasterElementaryKG-03453·
COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53BuffaloElementaryPK-08452·
IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOLElmaMiddle06-08450·
HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloHigh09-12446·
BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLBuffaloHigh09-12444·
DR A PANTOJA COMM SCH EXCLLNCE -#18BuffaloElementaryPK-08443·
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARKBuffaloElementaryKG-08437·
MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197BuffaloHigh07-12435·
CHARLOTTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHamburgElementaryPK-05434·
DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOLDepewMiddle06-08427·
HUTH ROAD SCHOOLGrand IslandElementary02-05427·
WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryKG-08427·
GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTonawandaElementaryPK-05425·
MARVA J DANIEL FUTURES PREPARATORY SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryPK-08422·
BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTBuffaloHigh09-12417·
LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBuffaloHigh09-12415·
AKRON HIGH SCHOOLAkronHigh09-12414·
KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryKG-08412·
LACKAWANNA MIDDLE SCHOOLLackawannaMiddle06-08407·
HERITAGE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAmherstElementaryPK-05406·
LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGYBuffaloHigh09-12401·
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR #48BuffaloElementaryPK-06401·
JOHN A SCIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepewElementaryKG-03399·
SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOrchard ParkElementaryPK-05394·
KAEGEBEIN SCHOOLGrand IslandElementary02-05393·
PS 74 HAMLIN PARK - CLAUDE AND OUIDA CLAPP ACADEMYBuffaloElementaryPK-08392·
EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITYBuffaloHigh09-12386·
CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOLCheektowagaHigh09-12385·
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTELBuffaloElementaryKG-07385·
HIGHGATE HEIGHTSBuffaloElementaryPK-08382·
COMO PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLancasterElementaryKG-03381·
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL IIBuffaloOtherKG-10376·
CLARENCE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLClarence CenterElementaryKG-05372·
LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOLBuffaloHigh09-12372·
ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLAldenElementary03-05370·
JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCheektowagaHigh09-12370·
WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloHigh05-12369·
GRIFFITH INSTITUTE MIDDLE SCHOOLSpringvilleMiddle06-08368·
RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTonawandaElementaryPK-04366·
ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryKG-08362·
DR GEORGE BLACKMAN ECCBuffaloElementaryPK-04360·
WILLOW RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAmherstElementaryPK-05358·
TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLackawannaElementaryPK-02357·
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDerbyElementaryKG-05356·
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLAldenMiddle06-08347·
G L PRIESS PRIMARY SCHOOLEdenElementaryPK-02345·
NATIVE AMERICAN MAGNETBuffaloElementaryPK-08345·
BUILD COMMUNITY SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryPK-08344·
THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOLCheektowagaElementaryPK-02328·
PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryKG-05324·
BILINGUAL CENTERBuffaloElementaryPK-08319·
MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLBuffaloHigh09-12314·
JOHN T WAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAngolaElementaryKG-05313·
NORTH COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNorth CollinsElementaryPK-06309·
PS 17BuffaloElementaryPK-04309·
NORTH PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL #50BuffaloElementaryPK-04305·
MULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTonawandaElementaryKG-05303·
EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOLBuffaloHigh09-12302·
CLEVELAND HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLCheektowagaMiddle06-08298·
COURT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLancasterElementaryKG-03297·
HAROLD O BRUMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHollandElementaryPK-04296·
RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBuffaloHigh09-12294·
ARMOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHamburgElementaryKG-05292·
ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOLElmaElementaryKG-04287·
ALDEN PRIMARY AT TOWNLINEAldenElementaryKG-02284·
PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECCBuffaloElementaryPK-04284·
EDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLEdenElementary03-06283·
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTonawandaElementaryPK-04281·
AKRON MIDDLE SCHOOLAkronMiddle06-08280·
JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOLCheektowagaMiddle06-08279·
WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSloanElementary03-05279·
PS 82BuffaloElementaryPK-04274·
CHARTER SCHOOL OF INQUIRYBuffaloElementaryKG-06268·
PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTIONBuffaloElementaryPK-04264·
NORTH COLLINS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLNorth CollinsHigh07-12248·
A J SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAngolaElementaryKG-05246·
HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOLHollandHigh09-12245·
BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHamburgElementaryKG-05231·
BUFFALO COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloMiddle04-08231·
HOLLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLHollandMiddle04-08231·
MARILLA PRIMARY SCHOOLMarillaElementaryKG-04230·
WALES PRIMARY SCHOOLEast AuroraElementaryKG-04224·
BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloMiddle05-08222·
IROQUOIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElmaMiddle05-05200·
RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATICBuffaloHigh09-12188·
COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLColdenElementaryPK-05169·
PS 84BuffaloOtherKG-12155·
PRIMARY HALL PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryKG-02145·
PATHWAYS ACADEMYBuffaloHigh09-12105·
ACADEMY SCHOOLBuffaloHigh07-1270·
RANDOLPH ACADEMYHAMBURG CAMPUSHamburgOther01-1268·
PS 42 OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTERBuffaloUngradedUG-UG64·
BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOLBuffaloElementaryKG-0162·
WESTERN PSYCHIATRIC CENTERWest SenecaOther04-1232·
ERIE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITYBuffaloHigh09-1219·
ERIE COUNTY HOLDING CENTERBuffaloNot reportedM -M ··
FLETCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTonawandaNot reportedM -M ··

Frequently asked

How many K-12 schools serve Erie County?
There are 223 public K-12 schools in Erie County, New York, with a combined enrollment of about 122,013.
How many high schools are in Erie County?
Erie County, New York has 54 public high schools, along with 33 middle schools and 123 elementary schools.
What is the largest school district in Erie County?
BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the largest school district in Erie County, serving approximately 29,507 students. The county contains 55 school districts overall.
What is the population of Erie County?
Erie County, New York has a population of approximately 950,622, with a median age of 40. About 20.1% of residents are under 18.
What is the median household income in Erie County?
Median household income in Erie County is $72,839, below the New York average of $77,785. About 9.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
How educated are residents of Erie County?
Approximately 38.0% of adults 25 and older in Erie County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of students in Erie County qualify for free or reduced lunch?
Roughly 49.8% of students in Erie County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is higher than the New York county average of 47.8%.
What is the student-teacher ratio in Erie County schools?
Across Erie County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 11.1 to 1.
What is the racial makeup of Erie County?
Erie County residents are approximately 74% White, 6% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 6% two or more races according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of housing in Erie County is owner-occupied?
Erie County has about 441,214 housing units, of which roughly 65.8% are owner-occupied.
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data