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District profile / New York
Buffalo City School District
30,077
Students
2024-25 school year
61
Schools
2024-25 school year
$21,561
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 8% below the New York median
10.5
Students per teacher
2024-25 · New York median 11.3
Buffalo City School District is a public school district based in Buffalo, New York, serving 30,077 students in 61 schools. By enrollment it ranks #2 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 100% of them. Its schools average 493 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its interim superintendent is Dr. Ebony Prophet-Bullock. It spends about $21,561 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the New York median. It has roughly 10.5 students per teacher. We've matched 3 news stories to the district.
How Buffalo City compares
Buffalo CityNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$1.08 billion in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 10%State 74%Local 16%
| Measure | Buffalo City | New York median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $21,561 | $23,514 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,983 | $15,327 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $901.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $1.08 billion | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 2,865 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 6,286 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 10.5 | 11.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 278 | 284 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New York median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr. Ebony Prophet-Bullock
Source: New York State Education Department, SEDREF, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
In the news
3 stories matchedPeer districts in New York
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo City School DistrictBuffalo · this district | 30,077 | 61 | $21,561 | 10.5 | #2 |
| Yonkers City School DistrictYonkers | 24,304 | 40 | $22,500 | 17.1 | #3 |
| Rochester City School DistrictRochester | 21,990 | 40 | $23,558 | 10.3 | #4 |
| Syracuse City School DistrictSyracuse | 18,662 | 31 | $21,368 | 10.9 | #5 |
| Brentwood Union Free School DistrictBrentwood | 18,462 | 17 | $21,727 | 14.1 | #6 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictDes Moines, IA | 30,048 | $13,949 | 14.5 |
| Alvin ISDAlvin, TX | 30,038 | $9,938 | 15.2 |
| Minneapolis Public SchoolsMinneapolis, MN | 29,928 | $18,090 | 11.9 |
| Comal ISDNew Braunfels, TX | 29,839 | $9,415 | 15.3 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ny-buffalo-city-school-district