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School districts in Erie County, NY
Erie County has 28 regular public school districts, enrolling 110,568 students in 2024–25. The largest is Buffalo City School District (30,077 students, 27% of the county), followed by Williamsville Central School District and Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District. All 28 offer kindergarten. New York sets no statewide kindergarten cutoff.
The 28 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo City School District 712 CITY HALL, BUFFALO | Pre-K–12 | 62 | 30,077 | 2,079 | (716) 816-3575 |
| Williamsville Central School District 105 CASEY RD, EAST AMHERST | Pre-K–12 | 13 | 9,718 | 624 | (716) 626-8005 |
| Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District 1500 COLVIN BLVD, BUFFALO | Pre-K–12 | 10 | 6,505 | 499 | (716) 874-8400 |
| West Seneca Central School District 900 MILL RD, WEST SENECA | Pre-K–12 | 9 | 6,011 | 426 | (716) 677-3101 |
| Lancaster Central School District 177 CENTRAL AVE, LANCASTER | K–12 | 7 | 5,434 | 384 | (716) 686-3201 |
| Orchard Park Central School District 2240 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD, WEST SENECA | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 4,835 | 325 | (716) 209-6280 |
| Frontier Central School District S 5120 ORCHARD AVE, HAMBURG | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 4,549 | 320 | (716) 926-1711 |
| Clarence Central School District 9625 MAIN ST, CLARENCE | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 4,122 | 300 | (716) 407-9102 |
| Sweet Home Central School District 1901 SWEET HOME RD, AMHERST | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 3,850 | 262 | (716) 250-1402 |
| Hamburg Central School District 5305 ABBOTT RD, HAMBURG | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 3,361 | 243 | (716) 646-3200 |
| Amherst Central School District 55 KINGS HWY, AMHERST | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 3,033 | 222 | (716) 362-3000 |
| Grand Island Central School District 1100 RANSOM RD, GRAND ISLAND | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,854 | 185 | (716) 773-8800 |
| Cheektowaga Central School District 3600 UNION RD, CHEEKTOWAGA | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 2,373 | 172 | (716) 686-3606 |
| Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District 1050 MARYVALE DR, CHEEKTOWAGA | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 2,314 | 169 | (716) 631-7407 |
| Lackawanna City School District 245 S SHORE BLVD, LACKAWANNA | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 2,186 | 165 | (716) 821-5610 |
| Evans-Brant Central School District (lake Shore) 959 BEACH RD, ANGOLA | K–12 | 5 | 2,108 | 145 | (716) 926-2201 |
| Iroquois Central School District 2111 GIRDLE RD, ELMA also serves Wyoming County | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 2,098 | 128 | (716) 652-3000 |
| Depew Union Free School District 5201 S TRANSIT RD, DEPEW | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,903 | 126 | (716) 686-5105 |
| East Aurora Union Free School District 430 MAIN ST, EAST AURORA | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,771 | 122 | (716) 687-2302 |
| Tonawanda City School District 100 HINDS ST, TONAWANDA | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 1,700 | 118 | (716) 694-7133 |
| Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District 267 NEWMAN ST, SPRINGVILLE also serves Cattaraugus County | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,610 | 130 | (716) 592-3230 |
| Alden Central School District 13190 PARK ST, ALDEN also serves Genesee County and Wyoming County | K–12 | 4 | 1,481 | 106 | (716) 937-9116 |
| Cleveland Hill Union Free School District 105 MAPLEVIEW RD, CHEEKTOWAGA | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,437 | 117 | (716) 836-7200 |
| Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District 166 HALSTEAD AVE, SLOAN | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,334 | 80 | (716) 891-6402 |
| Eden Central School District 8289 N MAIN ST, EDEN | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,298 | 90 | (716) 992-3629 |
| Akron Central School District 47 BLOOMINGDALE AVE, AKRON also serves Genesee County and Niagara County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,258 | 86 | (716) 542-5006 |
| Holland Central School District 103 CANADA ST, HOLLAND also serves Wyoming County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 771 | 58 | (716) 537-8222 |
| North Collins Central School District 2045 SCHOOL ST, NORTH COLLINS | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 577 | 42 | (716) 337-0101 |
Erie County at a glance
Together the 28 districts run 196 schools from offices in 22 towns. The smallest by enrollment is North Collins Central School District, with 577 students; the median Erie County district has 2,186. By grade span: 25 Pre-K–12 and 3 K–12.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 28 districts that report a K grade: 7,723 children. The biggest kindergarten was Buffalo City School District's, with 2,079; Williamsville Central School District had 624, and the smallest, North Collins Central School District, had 42.
Erie County holds 28 of New York's 716 regular districts (3.9%) and 4.7% of its 2,338,849 public school students, ranking 4th of 62 counties by number of districts and 8th by enrollment. By size, 5 enroll 5,000 or more, 21 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 2 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 564 students.
5 districts reach past the county line: Iroquois Central School District (into Wyoming County), Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District (into Cattaraugus County), Alden Central School District (into Genesee County and Wyoming County), Akron Central School District (into Genesee County and Niagara County) and Holland Central School District (into Wyoming County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 5 of Erie County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Buffalo City School District · Williamsville Central School District · Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District · West Seneca Central School District · Lancaster Central School District · Orchard Park Central School District · Frontier Central School District · Clarence Central School District · Sweet Home Central School District · Hamburg Central School District · Amherst Central School District · Grand Island Central School District · Cheektowaga Central School District · Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District · Lackawanna City School District · Evans-Brant Central School District (lake Shore) · Iroquois Central School District · Depew Union Free School District · East Aurora Union Free School District · Tonawanda City School District · Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District · Alden Central School District · Cleveland Hill Union Free School District · Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District · Eden Central School District · Akron Central School District · Holland Central School District · North Collins Central School District
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