Buffalo Ledger

Buffalo City School District had the highest enrollment among Erie County school districts, welcoming 29,519 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Buffalo City School District students was Black, accounting for 41.9% of the student population.

Among the 49 districts in Erie County, Williamsville Central School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 9,850 students, while Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District welcomed 6,609 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 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.

As of 2024, New York has roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is better than the national average of one teacher for every 15 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	29,519
Williamsville Central School District	East Amherst	9,850
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	Buffalo	6,609
West Seneca Central School District	West Seneca	6,116
Lancaster Central School District	Lancaster	5,495
Orchard Park Central School District	West Seneca	4,846
Frontier Central School District	Hamburg	4,595
Clarence Central School District	Clarence	4,237
Sweet Home Central School District	Amherst	3,677
Hamburg Central School District	Hamburg	3,342
Amherst Central School District	Amherst	3,039
Grand Island Central School District	Grand Island	2,896
Cheektowaga Central School District	Cheektowaga	2,353
Charter School for Applied Technologies	Buffalo	2,312
Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	Cheektowaga	2,240
Lackawanna City School District	Lackawanna	2,152
Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)	Angola	2,134
Iroquois Central School District	Elma	2,055
Depew Union Free School District	Depew	1,866
Tonawanda City School District	Tonawanda	1,738
East Aurora Union Free School District	East Aurora	1,728
Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	Springville	1,628
Alden Central School District	Alden	1,550
Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	Cheektowaga	1,348
Eden Central School District	Eden	1,311
Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	Sloan	1,262
Akron Central School District	Akron	1,230
Tapestry Charter School	Buffalo	1,126
South Buffalo Charter School	Buffalo	905
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School	Buffalo	904
Global Concepts Charter School	Lackawanna	858
Holland Central School District	Holland	732
Reach Academy Charter School	Buffalo	696
North Collins Central School District	North Collins	563
Buffalo United Charter School	Buffalo	524
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School II	Buffalo	510
West Buffalo Charter School	Buffalo	507
Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park	Buffalo	436
Health Sciences Charter School	Buffalo	429
Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Buffalo	428
Westminster Community Charter School	Buffalo	425
Western New York Maritime Charter School	Buffalo	402
King Center Charter School	Buffalo	401
Enterprise Charter School	Buffalo	394
Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Buffalo	385
Charter School of Inquiry	Buffalo	287
Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School	Buffalo	171
Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School	Buffalo	160
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	Buffalo	156