📍 1045 W Delavan Ave, Buffalo, Erie County, 14209
PS 17 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 309 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buffalo City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
PS 17 enrolls 309 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 194 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 12% |
| Asian | 37 | 12% |
| White | 24 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
281 of the school's 309 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 281 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.
PS 17 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 141.
PS 17 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 309 students, PS 17 is smaller than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large