Technical/Vocational High Open

McKinley Vocational High School

๐Ÿ“ 1500 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, Erie County, 14207

986
Pupils
10.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

McKinley Vocational High School is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 986 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 96.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 66% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. 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

McKinley Vocational High School enrolls 986 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 96.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.

Male students
540 (55%)
Female students
446 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
96.5
Student-teacher ratio
10.2:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 9.7% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American54655%
Hispanic or Latino21222%
White969.7%
Asian787.9%
Two or more races424.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native121.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

871 of the school's 986 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 871 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

McKinley Vocational 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 60, state house district 149.

School district: BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

McKinley Vocational 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 986 students, McKinley Vocational High School is larger than 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

72%
Reading proficient
66%
Math proficient
72%
Graduation rate
21%
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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