New York State organizes the state school system into legal jurisdictions known as School Districts. At the top level the state is broken into ten Joint Management Team (JMT) Regions; all of the Buffalo area falls within the Western NY JMT.
At the next level down, most school districts are organized within a Supervisor School District, known as a Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES). The BOCES provides certain joint services to all the schools within its district. Some school districts are not included in a BOCES, for example, the Buffalo City School District falls within the Erie 1 BOCES area, but is not part of the BOCES. The following BOCES or non-BOCES school districts serve some part of the greater Buffalo area:
- Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES
- Erie 1 BOCES
- Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
- Orleans-Niagara BOCES
- Buffalo City School District
Each school district is a legal entity and administers and controls the school systems within its specified district. The districts do not always coincide with a specific town and may include multiple towns. The school districts have varying powers and authority to provide education at various levels; see School Districts in New York for the names and powers of these entities. See each BOCES for lists of schools within that BOCES District
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