Orleans County enrolled 5,294 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the New York State Education Department.
Compared to other counties statewide, it had the 11th-lowest enrollment numbers in the 2024-25 school year.
The number of students in Orleans County schools fell by 2% compared to the previous year.
In the 2024-25 school year, 50% of students were boys, and 50% were girls.
Most of the students were white, representing 79.8% of the Orleans County student body.
Within Orleans County, Ronald L. Sodoma Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment in the 2024-25 school year, with 826 students.
According to an analysis by World Population Review, New York’s public education system ranked second overall in the nation but placed 31st based on K-12 performance.
New York ranks second nationwide in K-12 public education spending, with current expenditures averaging $30,012 per student, nearly double the national average of $16,526, according to the Education Data Initiative.
New York has roughly one teacher for every 11 students, which is better than the national average of one teacher for every 15 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to improve students’ school performance.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % Change From Previous School Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald L. Sodoma Elementary School | 872 | 826 | -5.3% |
| Medina Junior-Senior High School | 609 | 570 | -6.4% |
| Holley Elementary School | 516 | 513 | -0.6% |
| Charles D’amico High School | 526 | 498 | -5.3% |
| Holley Junior Senior High School | 442 | 423 | -4.3% |
| Carl I. Bergerson Middle School | 360 | 400 | 11.1% |
| Oak Orchard Primary School | 408 | 383 | -6.1% |
| Clifford Wise Intermediate School | 369 | 383 | 3.8% |
| Lyndonville Elementary School | 362 | 381 | 5.2% |
| Kendall Elementary School | 382 | 368 | -3.7% |
| Kendall Junior-Senior High School | 321 | 311 | -3.1% |
| L. A. Webber Middle-High School | 235 | 238 | 1.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the New York State Education Department. The source data can be found here.
