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South Park High School

๐Ÿ“ 150 Southside Pkwy, Buffalo, Erie County, 14220

748
Pupils
9.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

South Park High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 748 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 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 65%. 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

South Park High School enrolls 748 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.

Male students
372 (50%)
Female students
372 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
80.5
Student-teacher ratio
9.3:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% Black or African American, 32% White and 22% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American25534%
White24132%
Hispanic or Latino16622%
Two or more races425.6%
Asian334.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native7<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

649 of the school's 748 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 649 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

South Park 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 142.

School district: BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

South Park 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 748 students, South Park 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

30%
Reading proficient
67%
Math proficient
65%
Graduation rate
20%
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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