Buffalo High School
Public high school in Buffalo, Texas · Buffalo ISD · Grades 9–12
Buffalo High School serves 304 students in grades 9–12 in Buffalo (Leon County). It is one of 3 schools in Buffalo ISD. By enrollment it is the 1165th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 25.56 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Buffalo ISD |
| County | Leon County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481199000701 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Buffalo ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 304 | 988 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 12 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.2% | 61.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 33% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Buffalo High School in context
Size
Buffalo High School is the only high school in Buffalo ISD. Its 304 students are 30.8% of the district's 988. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16 miles away and have a median of 372 students, so Buffalo High School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 88 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 65, against an average of 76 per grade. This year grade 12 has 26% fewer students than grade 9 (65 against 88). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 48.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Buffalo ISD (49%). Hispanic students are next, at 46.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.7% across Buffalo ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Buffalo High School has 25.56 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 304 students would have about 21.7 teachers, so Buffalo High School has 3.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Leon High School, 13.2 miles away in Leon ISD. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 48.4% |
| Hispanic | 46.4% |
| Black | 2.6% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 88 |
| Grade 10 | 83 |
| Grade 11 | 68 |
| Grade 12 | 65 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1724 N Buffalo Ave, Buffalo, TX 75831
Phone: (903)322-2473
Website: buffaloisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Buffalo High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon High School | Leon ISD | 13.2 mi | 372 | 11.4 | 50.8% |
| Oakwood High School | Oakwood ISD | 15.2 mi | 83 | 7.3 | 80.7% |
| Teague High School | Teague ISD | 16.0 mi | 371 | 10.2 | 45.3% |
| Teague Lion Academy | Teague ISD | 16.0 mi | 29 | 29 | 48.3% |
| Centerville Junior-Senior High School | Centerville ISD | 16.0 mi | 322 | 9.8 | 40.7% |
| Fairfield High School | Fairfield ISD | 17.6 mi | 500 | 11.7 | 41% |
| Groesbeck High School | Groesbeck ISD | 27.0 mi | 497 | 12.7 | 58.8% |
| Mexia High School | Mexia ISD | 28.3 mi | 535 | 13.3 | 74.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Buffalo ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 270 |
| Buffalo Junior High School | Middle | 3–8 | 414 |