NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL

NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is a four-year high school of expansive scale in NIAGARA FALLS, New York, overseen by NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, teacheing 2,034 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL sits 204% larger than that benchmark.

NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 6,625 students. NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL reports that 35% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 34% White, 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 7% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 133 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Niagara County (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.1%, the actual is 28.8%, a residual of -18.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Niagara County shows median household income runs about $69,633, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Niagara County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,388 students), of which NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is one.

HYDE PARK SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 1,992 students in 2018 compared to 2,034 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.