The majority of students in Orleans County schools were white, according to the New York State Education Department.
Of the 5,294 students attending Orleans County schools, 79.8% were white. Hispanic represented the second-largest ethnic group, making up 9.4% of Orleans County students.
In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Orleans County, representing 81.8% of the student body.
Charles D’amico High School, Medina Junior-Senior High School, and Ronald L. Sodoma Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Orleans County, with white, Black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, and multiracial.
In the 2024-25 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 2% when compared to the previous year.
A recent study by Scholaroo ranked New York’s education system among the best in the U.S., and placed it as the second best in terms of school quality.
Currently, the state has the highest per-pupil spending in the nation at $33,440, or a total of $84.7 billion annually.
| School name | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl I. Bergerson Middle School | White | 73.5% | 400 |
| Charles D’amico High School | White | 74.3% | 498 |
| Clifford Wise Intermediate School | White | 75.2% | 383 |
| Holley Elementary School | White | 85.6% | 513 |
| Holley Junior Senior High School | White | 85.1% | 423 |
| Kendall Elementary School | White | 88% | 368 |
| Kendall Junior-Senior High School | White | 91.3% | 311 |
| L. A. Webber Middle-High School | White | 84.9% | 238 |
| Lyndonville Elementary School | White | 87.7% | 381 |
| Medina Junior-Senior High School | White | 76.8% | 570 |
| Oak Orchard Primary School | White | 73.9% | 383 |
| Ronald L. Sodoma Elementary School | White | 73.4% | 826 |
Information in this article was obtained from the New York State Education Department. The source data can be found here.
