NY State Education Department Board of Regents Vice Chancellor Josephine Victoria Finn | New York State Education Department
NY State Education Department Board of Regents Vice Chancellor Josephine Victoria Finn | New York State Education Department
Of the 5,402 students attending Orleans County schools, 80.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 8.9% of Orleans County students.
In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Orleans County, representing 80.4% of the student body.
Charles D'amico High School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 73.3% white students, 13.3% Hispanic students, 11% Black students, 1.1% American Indian or Alaska Native students, 1% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.2% multiracial students.
In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.6% when compared to the previous year.
In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to help improve students' school performance.
A 2021 report from the NYC Center for Innovation Through Data Intelligence revealed racial and gender groups were seeing better outcomes compared to 2013, though significant disparities remained between different groups, particularly between Black and Hispanic students.
| School name | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl I. Bergerson Middle School | White | 72.8% | 360 |
| Charles D'amico High School | White | 73.3% | 525 |
| Clifford Wise Intermediate School | White | 74.3% | 369 |
| Holley Elementary School | White | 87% | 516 |
| Holley Junior Senior High School | White | 84.4% | 443 |
| Kendall Elementary School | White | 89.3% | 382 |
| Kendall Junior-Senior High School | White | 92.2% | 321 |
| L. A. Webber Middle-High School | White | 84.7% | 235 |
| Lyndonville Elementary School | White | 88.4% | 362 |
| Medina Junior-Senior High School | White | 78.7% | 609 |
| Oak Orchard Primary School | White | 74.8% | 408 |
| Ronald L. Sodoma Elementary School | White | 74.1% | 872 |
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