Technical/Vocational High Open

Burgard High School

๐Ÿ“ 400 Kensington Ave, Buffalo, Erie County, 14214

444
Pupils
8.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Burgard High School is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 444 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buffalo City School District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 53.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 52%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Buffalo City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Burgard High School enrolls 444 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 63% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 53.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.

Male students
281 (63%)
Female students
161 (36%)
Teachers (FTE)
53.2
Student-teacher ratio
8.3:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American25658%
Hispanic or Latino6815%
Asian5512%
White4911%
Two or more races112.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

397 of the school's 444 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 397 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Burgard High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 63, state house district 141.

School district: BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Burgard High School is one of 60 schools in BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BUFFALO, New York. The district serves 30,077 students district-wide and employs 2,964 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 444 students, Burgard High School is close to the district average of about 501 students per school.

30,077
District students
60
Schools
2,964
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

25%
Reading proficient
82%
Math proficient
52%
Graduation rate
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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