Lancaster High School had the highest enrollment among Erie County schools, welcoming 1,682 students during the 2024-25 academic year, according to the New York State Education Department.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 88.5% of Lancaster High School’s total enrollment.
Among the 193 schools in Erie County, Orchard Park High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,367 students, while Williamsville North High School welcomed 1,307 students and came in third in the 2024-25 school year.
Lancaster High School is part of Lancaster Central School District, which roughly covers seven schools within Erie County and has a main office in Lancaster.
In the previous school year, Lancaster High School also had the highest number of students among Erie County schools.
According to the Education Data Initiative, New York leads the nation in public school spending, allocating an average of $33,437 per student and totaling $84.7 billion annually.
Enrollment in Lancaster High School Over 4 Years
Enrollment in Erie County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
| School name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster High School | Lancaster | 1,682 |
| Orchard Park High School | Orchard Park | 1,367 |
| Williamsville North High School | Williamsville | 1,307 |
| Frontier Senior High School | Hamburg | 1,293 |
| William Street School | Lancaster | 1,274 |
| Clarence Senior High School | Clarence | 1,256 |
| Kenmore West Senior High School | Buffalo | 1,235 |
| Hutchinson Central Technical High School | Buffalo | 1,148 |
| Sweet Home Senior High School | Amherst | 1,104 |
| City Honors School | Buffalo | 1,088 |
| Orchard Park Middle School | Orchard Park | 1,086 |
| West Seneca West Senior High School | West Seneca | 1,069 |
| Frontier Middle School | Hamburg | 1,067 |
| Kenmore East Senior High School | Tonawanda | 1,051 |
| Hamburg High School | Hamburg | 978 |
| Union East Elementary School | Cheektowaga | 963 |
| Clarence Middle School | Clarence | 954 |
| Williamsville East High School | East Amherst | 940 |
| International School | Buffalo | 934 |
| Frederick Olmsted #156 | Buffalo | 931 |
| Transit Middle School | East Amherst | 913 |
| Tonawanda Middle/High School | Tonawanda | 891 |
| Lancaster Middle School | Lancaster | 876 |
| Grand Island Senior High School | Grand Island | 868 |
| Amherst Central High School | Amherst | 865 |
| Sweet Home Middle School | Amherst | 858 |
| Cayuga Heights Elementary School | Depew | 845 |
| South Park High School | Buffalo | 814 |
| Mckinley Vocational High School | Buffalo | 808 |
| Williamsville South High School | Williamsville | 796 |
| Mill Middle School | Williamsville | 790 |
| West Seneca East Senior High School | West Seneca | 779 |
| West Middle School | West Seneca | 778 |
| Herbert Hoover Middle School | Buffalo | 772 |
| West Hertel Elementary School | Buffalo | 771 |
| Southside Elementary School | Buffalo | 770 |
| Waterfront Elementary School | Buffalo | 742 |
| Hamburg Middle School | Hamburg | 741 |
| P.S. 81 | Buffalo | 739 |
| Windermere Blvd School | Amherst | 738 |
| Ellicott Road Elementary School | Orchard Park | 718 |
| Smallwood Drive School | Amherst | 708 |
| Parkdale Elementary School | East Aurora | 704 |
| West Elementary School | West Seneca | 680 |
| Cheektowaga High School | Cheektowaga | 679 |
| Cheektowaga Middle School | Cheektowaga | 677 |
| Lackawanna High School | Lackawanna | 671 |
| Maple West Elementary School | Williamsville | 670 |
| Lake Shore Senior High School | Angola | 665 |
| Heim Elementary School | Williamsville | 661 |
| Cleveland Hill Elementary School | Cheektowaga | 661 |
| Maryvale High School | Cheektowaga | 660 |
| Union Pleasant Avenue Elementary School | Hamburg | 656 |
| Ben Franklin Middle School | Buffalo | 654 |
| Eden Middle & High School | Eden | 654 |
| International Preparatory School | Buffalo | 651 |
| Heim Middle School | Williamsville | 648 |
| Amherst Middle School | Amherst | 646 |
| Lorraine Elementary School | Buffalo | 638 |
| Clinton Elementary School | West Seneca | 629 |
| Iroquois Senior High School | Elma | 628 |
| Windom Elementary School | Orchard Park | 625 |
| Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts | Buffalo | 617 |
| Frank A. Sedita School #30 | Buffalo | 616 |
| Veronica E. Connor Middle School | Grand Island | 614 |
| Bennett Park Montessori School | Buffalo | 611 |
| Thomas A. Edison Elementary School | Tonawanda | 609 |
| Casey Middle School | East Amherst | 605 |
| Maple East Elementary School | Williamsville | 597 |
| Eggert Road Elementary School | Orchard Park | 596 |
| Dodge Elementary School | East Amherst | 590 |
| Lovejoy Discovery School #43 | Buffalo | 585 |
| P.S. 64 Frederick Law Olmsted | Buffalo | 583 |
| Depew High School | Depew | 581 |
| Martin Road Elementary School | Lackawanna | 574 |
| Pinehurst Elementary School | Lake View | 573 |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary School | Buffalo | 570 |
| East Middle School | West Seneca | 568 |
| Maryvale Primary School | Cheektowaga | 568 |
| Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center | Buffalo | 567 |
| Country Parkway Elementary School | Williamsville | 566 |
| Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence | Buffalo | 563 |
| Akron Elementary School | Akron | 561 |
| Buffalo Elementary School of Technology | Buffalo | 554 |
| Harriet Ross Tubman Academy | Buffalo | 550 |
| East Aurora High School | East Aurora | 542 |
| Discovery School | Buffalo | 541 |
| Big Tree Elementary School | Hamburg | 535 |
| Sheridan Hill Elementary School | Williamsville | 527 |
| D’youville-Porter Campus | Buffalo | 521 |
| Maryvale Middle School | Cheektowaga | 518 |
| Pfc William J. Grabiarz #79 | Buffalo | 517 |
| Forest Elementary School | Williamsville | 515 |
| Burgard High School | Buffalo | 513 |
| Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy | Buffalo | 512 |
| Allendale Elementary School | West Seneca | 509 |
| Cloverbank Elementary School | Hamburg | 509 |
| East Aurora Middle School | East Aurora | 504 |
| Griffith Institute High School | Springville | 501 |
| Blasdell Elementary School | Blasdell | 497 |
| Springville Elementary School | Springville | 496 |
| Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary School | Buffalo | 496 |
| Lafayette International School | Buffalo | 496 |
| Maryvale Intermediate School | Cheektowaga | 490 |
| Maplemere Elementary School | Amherst | 488 |
| Harvey Austin School #97 | Buffalo | 487 |
| Ledgeview Elementary School | Clarence | 486 |
| Alden Senior High School | Alden | 485 |
| P.S. 27 Hillery Park Academy | Buffalo | 482 |
| Iroquois Middle School | Elma | 478 |
| Dr. A. Pantoja Comm School Excllnce -#18 | Buffalo | 475 |
| Huth Road School | Grand Island | 473 |
| Lewis J. Bennett High School of Innovative Technolgy | Buffalo | 471 |
| Community School #53 | Buffalo | 465 |
| Ben Franklin Elementary School | Buffalo | 460 |
| Lake Shore Middle School | Angola | 459 |
| Heritage Heights Elementary School | Amherst | 456 |
| Charlotte Sidway School | Grand Island | 454 |
| Harris Hill Elementary School | Williamsville | 452 |
| Hillview Elementary School | Lancaster | 451 |
| Math Science Technology Preparatory School at 197 | Buffalo | 445 |
| Lackawanna Middle School | Lackawanna | 445 |
| P.S. 69 Houghton Academy | Buffalo | 444 |
| Glendale Elementary School | Tonawanda | 440 |
| North Park Community School #50 | Buffalo | 437 |
| Northwood Elementary School | West Seneca | 437 |
| Buffalo School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management | Buffalo | 433 |
| Willow Ridge Elementary School | Amherst | 428 |
| Winchester-Potters Elementary School | West Seneca | 422 |
| Gowanda Elementary School | Gowanda | 421 |
| Depew Middle School | Depew | 421 |
| Kaegebein School | Grand Island | 420 |
| Martin Luther King Junior #48 | Buffalo | 413 |
| Highgate Heights | Buffalo | 408 |
| Clarence Center Elementary School | Clarence Center | 406 |
| Truman Elementary School | Lackawanna | 404 |
| Emerson School of Hospitality | Buffalo | 402 |
| John A. Sciole Elementary School | Depew | 400 |
| Cleveland Hill High School | Cheektowaga | 398 |
| P.S. 74 Hamlin Park – Claude and Ouida Clapp Academy | Buffalo | 397 |
| Akron High School | Akron | 389 |
| East Community School | Buffalo | 386 |
| Charlotte Avenue Elementary School | Hamburg | 381 |
| South Davis Elementary School | Orchard Park | 377 |
| Build Community School | Buffalo | 375 |
| Marva J. Daniel Futures Preparatory School | Buffalo | 369 |
| Native American Magnet | Buffalo | 368 |
| Leonardo Da Vinci High School | Buffalo | 363 |
| Bilingual Center | Buffalo | 361 |
| John F. Kennedy Senior High School | Cheektowaga | 353 |
| Como Park Elementary School | Lancaster | 352 |
| Griffith Institute Middle School | Springville | 349 |
| G. L. Priess Primary School | Eden | 348 |
| Alden Middle School | Alden | 345 |
| Alden Intermediate School | Alden | 344 |
| Highland Elementary School | Derby | 344 |
| Dr. George Blackman Ecc | Buffalo | 334 |
| Armor Elementary School | Hamburg | 327 |
| P.S. 61 Arthur O. Eve School of Distinction | Buffalo | 321 |
| North Collins Elementary School | North Collins | 319 |
| Theodore Roosevelt School | Cheektowaga | 312 |
| Cleveland Hill Middle School | Cheektowaga | 305 |
| Middle Early College High School | Buffalo | 304 |
| Harold O. Brumsted Elementary School | Holland | 303 |
| Iroquois Intermediate School | Elma | 301 |
| John F. Kennedy Middle School | Cheektowaga | 299 |
| Alden Primary at Townline | Alden | 298 |
| Riverside Academy High School | Buffalo | 298 |
| John T. Waugh Elementary School | Angola | 295 |
| P.S. 59 Dr. Charles Drew Science Magnet | Buffalo | 293 |
| Court Street Elementary School | Lancaster | 286 |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School | Sloan | 284 |
| P.S. 17 | Buffalo | 284 |
| Eden Elementary School | Eden | 282 |
| Holmes Elementary School | Tonawanda | 274 |
| P.S. 82 | Buffalo | 269 |
| Elma Primary School | Elma | 260 |
| Akron Middle School | Akron | 260 |
| P.S. 65 Roosevelt Ecc | Buffalo | 252 |
| A. J. Schmidt Elementary School | Angola | 247 |
| North Collins Junior-Senior High School | North Collins | 234 |
| Marilla Primary School | Marilla | 221 |
| Holland Middle School | Holland | 218 |
| Holland High School | Holland | 216 |
| Colden Elementary School | Colden | 213 |
| Boston Valley Elementary School | Hamburg | 212 |
| Wales Primary School | East Aurora | 185 |
| Research Laboratory High School-Bioinformatic | Buffalo | 174 |
| P.S. 84 | Buffalo | 147 |
| Pathways Academy | Buffalo | 110 |
| Academy School | Buffalo | 84 |
| Randolph Academy Hamburg Campus | Hamburg | 73 |
| P.S. 42 Occupational Training Center | Buffalo | 69 |
Information in this article was obtained from the New York State Education Department. The source data can be found here.
