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Buffalo Public Schools

  • Schools
    72
  • Students
    31,203
  • Teachers
    2,816

Buffalo Public Schools is a public school district in New York. They serve 31,203 students across 72 schools, and its teachers have had 4,011 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • Contact Buffalo Public Schools Contact data is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annual survey process, so apologies if it's out of date!

  • (716) 816-3500
  • 65 Niagara Sq Rm 2201
  • Buffalo, NY-3323
  • Website

Buffalo Public Schools Demographics

92%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch We receive data about students' economic need from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) based on the Free or Reduced Price Lunch scale. Learn more.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
77%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Numbers may not add up to 100 due to NCES survey limitations.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Buffalo Public Schools Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Buffalo Public Schools had a total revenue of $1.0 billion in the 2016-17 school year. 12.2% came from local sources, 78.4% from state sources, and 9.4% from federal sources.

Buffalo Public Schools had a per-pupil revenue of $33,241 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 12.2% came from local sources, 78.4% from state sources, and 9.4% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Buffalo Public Schools Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Oct 3, 2023

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.

Buffalo Public Schools

$1.5 million
raised using DonorsChoose
4,011
projects funded
908
teachers funded
10,250
donors
440
projects for basic supplies
469
projects for technology
436
projects for books
294
projects for art supplies

Buffalo Public Schools has received support from 6,252 individuals from New York and 3,998 individuals out-of-state.

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Buffalo Public Schools Schools

PS131 Academy School at 44 & Ltep Buffalo School of Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management PS 59 Annex Enterprise Charter School PS 198 International Preparatory School - Clevelnd PS 196 Math Science Technical Preparatory School PS 50 North Park Community School PS 131 Academy School at 86 PS 353 Newcomer Academy@Lafayette PS 17 Early Childhood Center PS 18 Pantoja School Excellance PS 192 Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts PS 19 Native American Magnet School PS 195 City Honors School PS 197 Math Science Technology Preparatory School PS 363 Lewis J Bennett School of Innovation Technology PS 207 Lafayette International High School PS 205 Riverside Inst of Tech PS 206 South Park High School PS 208 Riverside Academy PS 212 Leonardo DaVinci High School PS 27 Hillery Park Elementary School PS 3 D'Youville Porter Campus PS 30 Frank A Sedita Academy PS 301 Burgard High School PS 302 Emerson School of Hospitality PS 304 Hutchinson Central Technical High School PS 305 McKinley High School PS 309 East Community High School PS 31 Harriet Ross Tubman School PS 32 Bennett Park Montessori School PS 32 Bennett Park Montessori PS 33 Bilingual Center PS 366 Research Laboratory Bioinfo PS 355 - School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality PS 357 Pathways Academy East PS 37 Futures Academy PS 48 at 39 Martin Luther King Jr Multicultural Institute PS 335 Middle Early College High School PS 42 Occ Training Center PS 43 Lovejoy Discovery School PS 45 International School PS 53 Community School PS 54 Dr George Blackman ECC PS 156 Frederick Law Olmsted PS 59 Dr Charles R Drew Science Magnet School PS 6 Buffalo Elementary School of Technology PS 61 Arthur Eve - Distinction PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted PS 65 Roosevelt ECC PS 66 North Park Middle Academy PS 67 Discovery School PS 69 Houghton Academy PS 72 Lorraine Elementary School PS 74 Hamlin Park School PS 76 Herman Badillo Bil Academy PS 79 Pfc William Grabiarz School PS 80 Highgate Heights Elementary School PS 81 School PS 82 Early Childhood Center PS 84 Erie County Health Center PS 89 Dr L T Wright School PS 92 Build Community School PS 93 Southside Elementary School PS 94 W Hertel Academy PS 95 Waterfront Elementary School PS 97 Harvey Austin School PS 99 Stanley Makowski ECC Stanley G. Falk School The Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School 1 Virtual Pathways Program - Buffalo Public Schools Westminster Community Charter School
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