Buffalo Public Schools, New York, elections

Buffalo Public Schools
District details
	School board members: 9
	Students: 29,866 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 62 (2023-2024)
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Buffalo Public Schools is a school district in New York (Erie County). During the 2024 school year, 29,866 students attended one of the district's 62 schools.

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Buffalo Board of Education Central District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District

Lewis Hawkins won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lewis Hawkins (Nonpartisan)	94.4	4,410
		Other/Write-in votes	5.6	263

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,673
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Buffalo Board of Education East District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education East District

Incumbent Kathy Evans-Brown won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education East District on November 4, 2025.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kathy Evans-Brown (Nonpartisan)	97.4	2,159
	Other/Write-in votes	2.6	57

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,216
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Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District

Stephon Wright won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District on November 4, 2025.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Stephon Wright (Nonpartisan)	97.1	3,349
	Other/Write-in votes	2.9	99

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,448
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Buffalo Board of Education North District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education North District

Incumbent Cindi McEachon won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education North District on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cindi McEachon (Nonpartisan)	96.5	6,139
		Other/Write-in votes	3.5	222

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,361
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Buffalo Board of Education Park District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District

Erik Bohen won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Erik Bohen (Nonpartisan)	96.9	5,361
		Other/Write-in votes	3.1	171

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,532
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Buffalo Board of Education West District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education West District

Talia Rodriguez defeated incumbent Jennifer Mecozzi and Mustafa Abdo in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education West District on November 4, 2025.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Talia Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)	44.4	1,905
	Jennifer Mecozzi (Nonpartisan)	34.4	1,478
	Mustafa Abdo (Nonpartisan)	20.8	891
	Other/Write-in votes	0.4	19

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,293
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Buffalo Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lawrence Scott (Nonpartisan)	20.0	28,901
✔	Submit photo	Janita Everhart (Nonpartisan)	19.9	28,697
✔		Adrianna Zullich (Nonpartisan)	19.1	27,581
		Terrance L. Heard (Nonpartisan)	17.0	24,561
	Submit photo	Raziya Hill (Nonpartisan)	11.9	17,225
	Submit photo	Edward Speidel (Nonpartisan)	11.2	16,205
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	1,173

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 144,343
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Buffalo Board of Education Central District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District

Incumbent Paulette Woods won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Paulette Woods (Nonpartisan)	96.1	5,670
	Other/Write-in votes	3.9	231

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,901
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Kelly Craig (Nonpartisan)

Buffalo Board of Education East District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education East District

Incumbent Kathy Evans-Brown won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education East District on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kathy Evans-Brown (Nonpartisan)	97.3	3,739
	Other/Write-in votes	2.7	105

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,844
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Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District

Incumbent Sharon Belton-Cottman won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sharon Belton-Cottman (Nonpartisan)	97.6	5,300
	Other/Write-in votes	2.4	129

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,429
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Buffalo Board of Education North District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education North District

Cindi McEachon won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education North District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cindi McEachon (Nonpartisan)	95.1	8,761
		Other/Write-in votes	4.9	450

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,211
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Buffalo Board of Education Park District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District

Theresa Drillings-Schuta won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Theresa Drillings-Schuta (Nonpartisan)	97.0	7,547
		Other/Write-in votes	3.0	234

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,781
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Buffalo Board of Education West District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education West District

Incumbent Jennifer Mecozzi defeated Mustafa Abdo and Le'Candice Durham in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education West District on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jennifer Mecozzi (Nonpartisan)	50.2	2,588
	Mustafa Abdo (Nonpartisan)	31.1	1,604
	Le'Candice Durham (Nonpartisan)	16.6	854
	Other/Write-in votes	2.1	106

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,152
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Cesar Cabrera (Nonpartisan)

Buffalo Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education At-large on May 7, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ann Rivera (Nonpartisan)	20.6	5,248
✔		Terrance L. Heard (Nonpartisan)	18.6	4,718
✔	Submit photo	Lawrence Scott (Nonpartisan)	16.5	4,206
	Submit photo	Jack Kavanaugh (Nonpartisan)	12.3	3,137
	Submit photo	Jeffrey Conrad (Nonpartisan)	9.4	2,381
	Submit photo	Carolette Meadows (Nonpartisan)	9.0	2,279
	Submit photo	Timothy Hartigan (Nonpartisan)	7.9	1,997
		Desmond Nalls (Nonpartisan)	5.7	1,460

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,426
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Buffalo Board of Education Central District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District

Incumbent Paulette Woods won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District on May 7, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paulette Woods (Nonpartisan)	100.0	1,211

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,211
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Buffalo Board of Education East District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education East District

Kathy Evans-Brown defeated Patricia Ellicott in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education East District on May 7, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Evans-Brown (Nonpartisan)	52.9	489
	Submit photo	Patricia Ellicott (Nonpartisan)	47.1	436

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 925
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Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District

Incumbent Sharon Belton-Cottman won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District on May 7, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sharon Belton-Cottman (Nonpartisan)	100.0	1,228

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,228
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Buffalo Board of Education North District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education North District

Incumbent Hope Jay won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education North District on May 7, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hope Jay (Nonpartisan)	100.0	1,822

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,822
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Buffalo Board of Education Park District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District

Incumbent Louis Petrucci defeated Austin Harig in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District on May 7, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Louis Petrucci (Nonpartisan)	79.7	1,558
	Austin Harig (Nonpartisan)	20.3	398

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,956
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Buffalo Board of Education West District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education West District

Incumbent Jennifer Mecozzi won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education West District on May 7, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Mecozzi (Nonpartisan)	100.0	576

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Buffalo Board of Education At-large

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education At-large

Incumbent William Harris Jr. and incumbent Jocelyn Rhynard won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education At-large on November 7, 2017.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	William Harris Jr. (Nonpartisan)
✔	Submit photo	Jocelyn Rhynard (Nonpartisan)

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Buffalo Board of Education Central District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District

Incumbent Paulette Woods won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District on May 3, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Paulette Woods (Nonpartisan)

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Buffalo Board of Education East District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education East District

Incumbent Theresa Harris-Tigg won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education East District on May 3, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Theresa Harris-Tigg (Nonpartisan)

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Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District

Incumbent Sharon Belton-Cottman won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District on May 3, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Sharon Belton-Cottman (Nonpartisan)

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Buffalo Board of Education North District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education North District

Incumbent Hope Jay won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education North District on May 3, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Hope Jay (Nonpartisan)

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Buffalo Board of Education Park District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District

Incumbent Carl Paladino won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District on May 3, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Carl Paladino (R)

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Buffalo Board of Education West District

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General election for Buffalo Board of Education West District

Incumbent Jennifer Mecozzi won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education West District on May 3, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Jennifer Mecozzi (Nonpartisan)

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Buffalo Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Larry Quinn, incumbent Barbara Seals Nevergold, and incumbent Patricia B. Pierce won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education At-large on May 6, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Larry Quinn (D)
✔		Barbara Seals Nevergold (Nonpartisan)
✔		Patricia B. Pierce (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

To find information about Buffalo Public Schools school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Janita Everhart	At-large	2025	2030
Adrianna Zullich	At-large	2025	2030
Lawrence Scott	At-large	2019	2030
Erik Bohen	Park District	2026	2029
Lewis Hawkins	Central District	2026	2029
Talia Rodriguez	West District	2026	2029
Stephon Wright	Ferry District	2026	2029
Cindi McEachon	North District	2023	2029
Kathy Evans-Brown	East District	2019	2029

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Overlapping state house districts

Buffalo Public Schools
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 149	Jonathan Rivera	Democratic Party	41%	9%
New York State Assembly District 141	Crystal Peoples-Stokes	Democratic Party	32%	100%
New York State Assembly District 142	Patrick Burke	Democratic Party	18%	17%
New York State Assembly District 140	William Conrad	Democratic Party	6%	9%
New York State Assembly District 143	Patrick Chludzinski	Republican Party	3%	4%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$361,000,000	$11,712	26%
Local:	$146,727,000	$4,760	11%
State:	$853,647,000	$27,695	63%
Total:	$1,361,374,000	$44,167

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$1,028,719,000	$33,375
Total Current Expenditures:	$759,862,000	$24,652
Instructional Expenditures:	$439,486,000	$14,258	43%
Student and Staff Support:	$87,463,000	$2,837	9%
Administration:	$79,452,000	$2,577	8%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$153,461,000	$4,978	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$16,482,000	$534
Construction:	$11,800,000	$382
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$11,459,000	$371
Interest on Debt:	$55,221,000	$1,791

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	23	36	16	14	30-39	23	42
2020-2021	41	45	38	31	70-79	30-34	56
2018-2019	30	42	23	21	45-49	34	47
2017-2018	30	39	24	20	35-39	35	50
2016-2017	28	34	22	20	25-29	32	46
2015-2016	27	33	21	20	25-29	31	45
2014-2015	26	31	20	18	25-29	31	44
2013-2014	15	20	9	10	15-19	20	31
2012-2013	19	22	15	14	15-19	15-19	32
2011-2012	37	40	30	32	40-44	45-49	56
2010-2011	37	36	30	32	40-44	45-49	57

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	27	41	19	17	20-29	31	45
2020-2021	40	41	34	30	60-79	40-44	56
2018-2019	33	46	27	25	45-49	37	49
2017-2018	32	41	27	24	40-44	35	48
2016-2017	28	32	23	20	35-39	30	46
2015-2016	27	30	22	20	20-24	31	44
2014-2015	22	25	18	16	20-24	20	38
2013-2014	17	17	12	13	10-14	18	31
2012-2013	21	21	17	16	20-24	20-24	35
2011-2012	35	30	30	30	40-44	35-39	54
2010-2011	34	28	28	30	35-39	45-49	52

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	79	80-84	79	73	>=80	60-69	80
2020-2021	76	85-89	76	66	60-79	60-69	81
2019-2020	65	65-69	62	57	>=80	80-89	74
2018-2019	66	75-79	64	53	40-59	50-59	78
2017-2018	65	60-64	65	53	40-59	60-69	75
2016-2017	64	60-64	64	54	60-79	60-69	71
2015-2016	63	50-54	63	51	40-59	40-59	74
2014-2015	57	40-44	55	48	50-59	40-59	73
2013-2014	56	45-49	56	46	30-39	21-39	70
2012-2013	49	40-44	47	37	30-39	40-59	64
2011-2012	56	50-54	54	45	50-59	PS	65
2010-2011	50	50-59	47	41	40-49	PS	61

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	29,866	-0.9
2022-2023	30,124	-2.3
2021-2022	30,823	-2.0
2020-2021	31,428	-6.0
2019-2020	33,299	-1.4
2018-2019	33,756	-0.7
2017-2018	33,992	-0.9
2016-2017	34,293	2.8
2015-2016	33,345	-5.7
2014-2015	35,234	1.1
2013-2014	34,854	6.0
2012-2013	32,762	0.1
2011-2012	32,723	-2.5
2010-2011	33,543	-2.9
2009-2010	34,526	0.0
2008-2009	34,538	-3.3
2007-2008	35,677	-2.4
2006-2007	36,540	-0.5
2005-2006	36,706	-5.4
2004-2005	38,704	-6.2
2003-2004	41,089	-5.8
2002-2003	43,474	-3.2
2001-2002	44,849	-1.9
2000-2001	45,721	-1.4
1999-2000	46,370	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Buffalo Public Schools (%)	New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.5	0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	14.6	10.1
Black	42.1	15.5
Hispanic	20.5	30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	5.2	3.5
White	17.0	39.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Buffalo Public Schools had 2,872.05 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.4.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	70.11
Kindergarten:	146.83
Elementary:	1,352.00
Secondary:	1,240.84
Total:	2,872.05

Buffalo Public Schools employed 43.22 district administrators and 182.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	43.22
District Administrative Support:	162.00
School Administrators:	182.00
School Administrative Support:	0.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	946.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	1,546.34
Total Guidance Counselors:	115.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	220.20
Other Support Services:	313.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[5]

Buffalo Public Schools operates 62 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Academy School	78	9-12
Bennett Park Montessori School	600	PK-8
Bilingual Center	330	PK-8
Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts	575	5-12
Buffalo Elementary School Of Technology	522	PK-8
Buffalo School Of Culinary Arts And Hospitality Management	434	9-12
Build Community School	326	PK-8
Burgard High School	459	9-12
City Honors School	1,056	5-12
Community School #53	459	PK-8
Discovery School	545	PK-8
Dr A Pantoja Comm Sch Excllnce -#18	449	PK-8
Dr George Blackman Ecc	345	PK-4
Dr Lydia T Wright Sch Of Excellence	569	PK-8
D'Youville-Porter Campus	519	PK-8
East Community School	340	9-12
Emerson School Of Hospitality	371	9-12
Erie County Detention Facility	15	9-12
Erie County Holding Center	0
Frank A Sedita School #30	604	PK-8
Frederick Olmsted #156	922	5-12
Harriet Ross Tubman Academy	506	PK-8
Harvey Austin School #97	507	PK-8
Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy	472	PK-8
Highgate Heights	384	PK-8
Hutchinson Central Technical High School	1,162	9-12
International Preparatory School (The)	614	9-12
International School	987	PK-8
Lafayette International School	440	9-12
Leonardo Da Vinci High School	361	9-12
Lewis J Bennett High School Of Innovative Technolgy	435	9-12
Lorraine Elementary School	669	PK-8
Lovejoy Discovery School #43	619	PK-8
Martin Luther King Jr #48	418	PK-8
Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School	424	PK-8
Math Science Technology Preparatory School At 197	389	9-12
Mckinley Vocational High School	940	9-12
Middle Early College High School	312	9-12
Native American Magnet	357	PK-8
North Park Community School #50	356	PK-5
Pathways Academy	109	9-12
Pfc William J Grabiarz #79	545	PK-8
Ps 17	278	PK-4
Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy	499	PK-8
Ps 42 Occupational Training Center	63	UG-UG
Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet	561	PK-8
Ps 61 Arthur O Eve School Of Distinction	313	PK-4
Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted	572	PK-4
Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc	272	PK-4
Ps 69 Houghton Academy	434	PK-8
Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy	404	PK-8
Ps 81	756	PK-8
Ps 82	288	PK-4
Ps 84	145	KG-12
Ps 90	0	PK-2
Research Laboratory Hs-Bioinformatic	181	9-12
Riverside Academy High School	333	9-12
South Park High School	726	9-12
Southside Elementary School	809	PK-8
Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center	553	PK-4
Waterfront Elementary School	771	PK-8
West Hertel Elementary School	718	PK-8

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Footnotes

[1] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[2] U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[5] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

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