Buffalo, NY
Buffalo, NY schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map
3 bd $1,824/mo in Buffalo. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule.
- Public-school students
- 150,319
- NCES 2024-2025
- Pupil–teacher ratio
- 11.1
- 13,529 teachers
- Districts / schools
- 61 / 266
- Public districts and schools
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Usual for this household: studio.
- Childcare
- $0
- No kids under 5
- Left over each month
- $2,531
- After tax and rent
- Bachelor's or higher
- 35.1%
- Adults 25+. ACS 2023.
Largest public school districts
12 largest in Buffalo.
- BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUFFALO
- Students
- 30,077
- Schools
- 61
- Pupil–teacher
- 10.5
- WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
EAST AMHERST
- Students
- 9,718
- Schools
- 13
- Pupil–teacher
- 11.5
- NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
NIAGARA FALLS
- Students
- 6,916
- Schools
- 11
- Pupil–teacher
- 16
- KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUFFALO
- Students
- 6,505
- Schools
- 10
- Pupil–teacher
- 10.9
- WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
WEST SENECA
- Students
- 6,011
- Schools
- 9
- Pupil–teacher
- 12
- LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
LANCASTER
- Students
- 5,434
- Schools
- 7
- Pupil–teacher
- 12.4
- ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
WEST SENECA
- Students
- 4,835
- Schools
- 6
- Pupil–teacher
- 11.5
- FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
HAMBURG
- Students
- 4,549
- Schools
- 6
- Pupil–teacher
- 10.9
- LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
LOCKPORT
- Students
- 4,280
- Schools
- 7
- Pupil–teacher
- 11.5
- CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
CLARENCE
- Students
- 4,122
- Schools
- 6
- Pupil–teacher
- 10.9
- SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
AMHERST
- Students
- 3,850
- Schools
- 6
- Pupil–teacher
- 12.3
- HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
HAMBURG
- Students
- 3,361
- Schools
- 6
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.1
NCES 2024–25.
Public schools by level
- Primary
- 150
- Elementary grades
- Middle
- 43
- Middle or junior high
- High
- 64
- Secondary grades
- Other
- 11
- K–12, ungraded, alternative
268 public schools. NCES 2024–25.
Where the Buffalo metro sits
Roughly the core of the Buffalo, NY metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.
Family of four
2 adults, 2 kids (1 under 5), 3 bd. $313/mo left. Childcare $1,070. Buffalo paycheck
NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this
Moving from Buffalo
Take-home by job in Buffalo
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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