Public schools in Niagara Falls, NY
Niagara Falls has 13 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 10 elementary, enrolling 7,318 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Niagara Falls City School District runs 11 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Niagara Falls's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Niagara Falls | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls City School District | 11 | 7,028 | $22,970 |
| Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District | 1 | 3,259 | $24,180 |
| Niagara Charter School | 1 | 342 | $15,702 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Niagara Falls, 2,034 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls High School | 2,034 | 15.3 | 74.1% | Niagara Falls City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Niagara Falls, 986 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasalle Preparatory School | 539 | 13.3 | 70.1% | Niagara Falls City |
| Gaskill Preparatory School | 447 | 13.8 | 77.6% | Niagara Falls City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
10 elementary schools in Niagara Falls, 4,298 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry F Abate Elementary School | 650 | 16.7 | 81.2% | Niagara Falls City |
| Cataract Elementary School | 496 | 14.9 | 70.0% | Niagara Falls City |
| Hyde Park School | 476 | 16.3 | 80.0% | Niagara Falls City |
| Bloneva Bond Primary School | 476 | 16.0 | 66.8% | Niagara Falls City |
| Seventy Ninth Street School | 415 | 15.1 | 58.8% | Niagara Falls City |
| Geraldine J Mann School | 400 | 15.4 | 52.5% | Niagara Falls City |
| Maple Avenue School | 388 | 19.0 | 69.6% | Niagara Falls City |
| Colonial Village Elementary School | 351 | 9.5 | 41.9% | Niagara-Wheatfield Central |
| Niagara Charter School | 342 | 16.3 | 70.8% | Niagara Charter School |
| Henry J Kalfas Magnet School | 304 | 14.3 | 74.7% | Niagara Falls City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Niagara Falls's public schools compare with New York's
The median Niagara Falls school has 15.3 students per full-time teacher, more than the New York median of 11.1. 92% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 447 students (state 428).
| Niagara Falls | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.3 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 447 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 92% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 7.7% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 13 Niagara Falls schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Niagara Falls
- Niagara Falls City School DistrictRuns 11 of Niagara Falls's 13 public schools and spent $22,970 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,970
- Niagara Falls High School, the largest high school in Niagara Falls2,034 students in 2024-25, 15.3 per teacher.2,034
- Compare Niagara Falls City School District with Niagara-Wheatfield Central School DistrictNiagara Falls's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Niagara Falls addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Niagara Falls
How many public schools are in Niagara Falls, NY?
13 public schools with an address in Niagara Falls were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 10 elementary, enrolling 7,318 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Niagara Falls?
Niagara Falls High School, with 2,034 students in 2024-25 (Niagara Falls City School District).Which districts run Niagara Falls's schools?
Niagara Falls City School District (11 schools), Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District (1 school), Niagara Charter School (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25