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School districts in Niagara County, NY
Niagara County has 10 regular public school districts, enrolling 26,724 students in 2024–25. The largest is Niagara Falls City School District (6,916 students, 26% of the county), followed by Lockport City School District and Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District. All 10 offer kindergarten. New York sets no statewide kindergarten cutoff.
The 10 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls City School District 630 66TH ST, NIAGARA FALLS | Pre-K–12 | 11 | 6,916 | 459 | (716) 286-4205 |
| Lockport City School District 130 BEATTIE AVE, LOCKPORT | K–12 | 8 | 4,280 | 306 | (716) 478-4811 |
| Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District 5700 WEST ST, SANBORN | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 3,217 | 205 | (716) 215-3003 |
| North Tonawanda City School District 176 WALCK RD, NORTH TONAWANDA | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 3,190 | 232 | (716) 807-3500 |
| Starpoint Central School District 4363 MAPLETON RD, LOCKPORT | K–12 | 4 | 2,999 | 197 | (716) 210-2352 |
| Lewiston-Porter Central School District 4061 CREEK RD, YOUNGSTOWN | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,958 | 128 | (716) 286-7241 |
| Newfane Central School District 6273 CHARLOTTEVILLE RD, NEWFANE | K–12 | 3 | 1,319 | 89 | (716) 778-6888 |
| Royalton-Hartland Central School District 54 STATE ST, MIDDLEPORT also serves Genesee County and Orleans County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,153 | 77 | (716) 735-2000 |
| Wilson Central School District 374 LAKE ST, WILSON | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 1,003 | 79 | (716) 751-9341 |
| Barker Central School District 1628 QUAKER RD, BARKER also serves Orleans County | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 689 | 44 | (716) 795-3832 |
Niagara County at a glance
Together the 10 districts run 48 schools from offices in 9 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Barker Central School District, with 689 students; the median Niagara County district has 1,958. By grade span: 7 Pre-K–12 and 3 K–12.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 10 districts that report a K grade: 1,816 children. The biggest kindergarten was Niagara Falls City School District's, with 459; Lockport City School District had 306, and the smallest, Barker Central School District, had 44.
Niagara County holds 10 of New York's 716 regular districts (1.4%) and 1.1% of its 2,338,849 public school students, ranking 25th of 62 counties by number of districts and 18th by enrollment. By size, 1 enroll 5,000 or more, 8 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 1 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 557 students.
2 districts reach past the county line: Royalton-Hartland Central School District (into Genesee County and Orleans County) and Barker Central School District (into Orleans County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 2 of Niagara County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Niagara Falls City School District · Lockport City School District · Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District · North Tonawanda City School District · Starpoint Central School District · Lewiston-Porter Central School District · Newfane Central School District · Royalton-Hartland Central School District · Wilson Central School District · Barker Central School District
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