Buffalo Ledger

Buffalo City School District had the highest enrollment among Erie County school districts, welcoming 29,798 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.9% of them were boys, and 49.1% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Buffalo City School District students was Black, accounting for 42.3% of the student population.

Among the 49 districts in Erie County, Williamsville Central School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 9,845 students, while Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District welcomed 6,593 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Buffalo City School District roughly covers schools within Erie County and has a main office in Buffalo.

In the previous school year, Buffalo City School District also had the highest number of students among Erie County districts.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to improve students' school performance.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Buffalo City School District	Buffalo	29,798
Williamsville Central School District	East Amherst	9,845
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	Buffalo	6,593
West Seneca Central School District	West Seneca	6,162
Lancaster Central School District	Lancaster	5,529
Orchard Park Central School District	West Seneca	4,836
Frontier Central School District	Hamburg	4,583
Clarence Central School District	Clarence	4,219
Sweet Home Central School District	Amherst	3,591
Hamburg Central School District	Hamburg	3,346
Amherst Central School District	Amherst	2,968
Grand Island Central School District	Grand Island	2,913
Charter School for Applied Technologies	Buffalo	2,310
Cheektowaga Central School District	Cheektowaga	2,261
Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	Cheektowaga	2,195
Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)	Angola	2,141
Iroquois Central School District	Elma	2,054
Lackawanna City School District	Lackawanna	1,964
Depew Union Free School District	Depew	1,836
Tonawanda City School District	Tonawanda	1,718
East Aurora Union Free School District	East Aurora	1,703
Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	Springville	1,628
Alden Central School District	Alden	1,565
Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	Cheektowaga	1,335
Eden Central School District	Eden	1,302
Akron Central School District	Akron	1,283
Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	Sloan	1,257
Tapestry Charter School	Buffalo	1,108
Global Concepts Charter School	Lackawanna	926
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School	Buffalo	881
South Buffalo Charter School	Buffalo	879
Holland Central School District	Holland	773
Buffalo United Charter School	Buffalo	659
North Collins Central School District	North Collins	557
Reach Academy Charter School	Buffalo	530
West Buffalo Charter School	Buffalo	503
Health Sciences Charter School	Buffalo	446
Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park	Buffalo	437
Westminster Community Charter School	Buffalo	427
King Center Charter School	Buffalo	412
Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Buffalo	385
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School II	Buffalo	376
Enterprise Charter School	Buffalo	362
Western New York Maritime Charter School	Buffalo	354
Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Buffalo	324
Charter School of Inquiry	Buffalo	268
Buffalo Collegiate Charter School	Buffalo	233
Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School	Buffalo	225
Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School	Buffalo	145