PS 42 Occupational Training Center
Public school, ungraded · Buffalo, New York
PS 42 Occupational Training Center in Buffalo, New York enrolled 69 students in 2024-25 with 9.5 full-time teachers, 7.3 students per teacher against the New York median of 8.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22. On the state tests, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 52%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 22%
64 students in 2022-23, 63 students in 2023-24, 69 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.1 to 9.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 64 | 12.1 | 5.3 |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 10.7 | 5.9 |
| 2024-25 | 69 | 9.5 | 7.3 |
7.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 New York schools of this kind
Among the 219 New York schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 8.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection PS 42 Occupational Training Center enrolled 69 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent64.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
34.8% of students were Black, 26.1% Hispanic, 20.3% White in 2024-25.
- Black34.8%
- Hispanic26.1%
- White20.3%
- Asian15.9%
- Two or more races2.9%
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.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at PS 42 Occupational Training Center scored proficient or above: 50% or more in math, against 52% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 50% or more | 17% (2021-22) | 52% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Schools of this kind in Buffalo
7 public schools of this kind in Buffalo report 2024-25 enrollment; PS 42 Occupational Training Center is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter School for Applied Technologies | 2,260 | 11.4 | 71.0% |
| Tapestry Charter School | 1,120 | 12.8 | 63.5% |
| Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School | 899 | 11.6 | 85.0% |
| Waterfront Elementary School | 743 | 12.1 | 95.7% |
| Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School II | 704 | 10.6 | 80.5% |
| PS 84 | 151 | 6.6 | 88.1% |
| PS 42 Occupational Training Center | 69 | 7.3 | 92.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about PS 42 Occupational Training Center
- Buffalo Academy of Science Charter SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 899 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Waterfront Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 0.4 miles away: 743 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Compare PS 42 Occupational Training Center with Buffalo Academy of Science Charter SchoolStudents, 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 YorkPS 42 Occupational Training Center is the number 232 by size of 249 New York schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#232 of 249
- New York schools by students per teacher7.3 students per teacher here against the New York median of 8.4 for schools of this kind.7.3:1
- 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 PS 42 Occupational Training Center
How many students attend PS 42 Occupational Training Center?
69 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 64 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Buffalo, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 42 Occupational Training Center?
7.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for schools of this kind is 8.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is PS 42 Occupational Training Center a Title I school?
PS 42 Occupational Training Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at PS 42 Occupational Training Center do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at PS 42 Occupational Training Center scored proficient or above: 50% or more in math, against 52% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is PS 42 Occupational Training Center in?
Buffalo Public Schools, NCES district ID 3605850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360585000338 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 state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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.