Lafayette International School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Buffalo, New York
Lafayette International School in Buffalo, New York enrolled 475 students in 2024-25 with 62.0 full-time teachers, 7.7 students per teacher against the New York high-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (New York: 87.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
415 students in 2022-23, 440 students in 2023-24, 475 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.9 to 62.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 415 | 59.9 | 6.9 |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 58.5 | 7.5 |
| 2024-25 | 475 | 62.0 | 7.7 |
7.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 of every 100 New York high schools
Among the 1,158 New York high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
1 AP courses and one counselor per 223 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lafayette International School enrolled 446 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 223 of the 446 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions28
- Chronically absent81.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
32.0% of students were Hispanic, 28.4% Black, 26.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic32.0%
- Black28.4%
- Asian26.9%
- White10.1%
- Two or more races2.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
85-89% of the 154 students in Lafayette International School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | New York | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85‑89% | 79% | 87.2% |
| Students in the class | 154 | 2,543 | 202,009 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Buffalo
24 public high schools in Buffalo report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmore West Senior High School | 1,235 | 10.4 | 44.8% |
| Hutchinson Central Technical High School | 1,140 | 12.5 | 83.1% |
| City Honors School | 1,088 | 14.0 | 50.4% |
| Frederick Olmsted #156 | 928 | 11.8 | 61.4% |
| Mckinley Vocational High School | 862 | 9.4 | 93.0% |
| South Park High School | 801 | 10.6 | 92.4% |
| International Preparatory School (the) | 640 | 9.5 | 95.6% |
| Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts | 617 | 8.8 | 69.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lafayette International School
- International Preparatory School (the)The nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 640 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Mckinley Vocational High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 862 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Lafayette International School with International Preparatory School (the)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Buffalo Public Schools spends per student$29,407 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$29,407
- The largest public schools in New YorkLafayette International School is the number 575 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#575 of 1,195
- New York schools by students per teacher7.7 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.8 for high schools.7.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Lafayette International School
How many students attend Lafayette International School?
475 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 415 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Buffalo, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lafayette International School?
7.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for high schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lafayette International School a Title I school?
Lafayette International School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Lafayette International School?
85-89% of the 154 students in Lafayette International School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Lafayette International School in?
Buffalo Public Schools, NCES district ID 3605850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360585006593 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.