Buffalo City School District
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Location Map BUFFALO, NY 14202 Erie County
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District Poverty Rate 33.8% (data source)
Non-White Students 83.0% (data source)
NCES Link NCES District Info
Last Updated December 2, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (61)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Discovery SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
South Park High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
West Hertel Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
ACADEMY SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
Bennett Park Montessori SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Bilingual CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing ArtsStep 0 No Progress 0
Buffalo Elementary School Of TechnologyStep 0 No Progress 0
BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTStep 0 No Progress 0
Build Community SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
City Honors SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Community School #53Step 0 No Progress 0
D'youville-Porter CampusStep 0 No Progress 0
Dr A Pantoja Comm Sch Excllnce -#18Step 0 No Progress 0
Dr George Blackman EccStep 0 No Progress 0
Dr Lydia T Wright Sch Of ExcellenceStep 0 No Progress 0
East Community SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Emerson School Of HospitalityStep 0 No Progress 0
ERIE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITYStep 0 No Progress 0
ERIE COUNTY HOLDING CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Frank A Sedita School #30Step 0 No Progress 0
Frederick Olmsted #156Step 0 No Progress 0
Harriet Ross Tubman AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Harvey Austin School #97Step 0 No Progress 0
Herman Badillo Bilingual AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Highgate HeightsStep 0 No Progress 0
Hutchinson Central Technical High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
International Preparatory School (The)Step 0 No Progress 0
International SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lafayette International SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Leonardo Da Vinci High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lewis J Bennett High School Of Innovative TechnolgyStep 0 No Progress 0
Lorraine Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lovejoy Discovery School #43Step 0 No Progress 0
Martin Luther King Jr #48Step 0 No Progress 0
Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Math Science Technology Preparatory School At 197Step 0 No Progress 0
MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
Middle Early College High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Native American MagnetStep 0 No Progress 0
North Park Community School #50Step 0 No Progress 0
PATHWAYS ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
Pfc William J Grabiarz #79Step 0 No Progress 0
Ps 17Step 0 No Progress 0
Ps 27 Hillery Park AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
PS 42 OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science MagnetStep 0 No Progress 0
Ps 61 Arthur O Eve School Of DistinctionStep 0 No Progress 0
Ps 64 Frederick Law OlmstedStep 0 No Progress 0
Ps 65 Roosevelt EccStep 0 No Progress 0
Ps 69 Houghton AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Ps 81Step 0 No Progress 0
Ps 82Step 0 No Progress 0
PS 84Step 0 No Progress 0
Research Laboratory Hs-BioinformaticStep 0 No Progress 0
Riverside Academy High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Southside Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Stanley Makowski Early Childhood CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Waterfront Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
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State Law and School Board Policy
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Policy Notes
New York State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
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