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Seneca County school's student body predominantly comprised of white students in 2021-22 school year

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New York Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa | linkedin.com/in/betty-rosa

New York Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa | linkedin.com/in/betty-rosa

The majority of students in Seneca County schools during the 2021-22 school year were white, according to the New York State Education Department.

Of the 3,713 students attending Seneca County schools, 86.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 5.4% of Seneca County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Seneca County, representing 88.5% of the student body.

Frank M. Knight Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 77.6% white students, 8.7% multiracial students, 6.5% Hispanic students, 3.4% American Indian or Alaska Native students, 2.3% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 1.5% Black students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 1.2% in the 2021-22 school 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. Persistent and substantial gaps were observed, particularly between Black and Hispanic students.

Ethnicities in Seneca County in 2021-22 School Year
White [86.2%]Hispanic [5.4%]Ethnicities <5% [8.4%]
Most Prevalent Ethnicities in Seneca County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
School nameMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elementary SchoolWhite80.6%252
Frank M. Knight Elementary SchoolWhite77.6%263
La Fayette SchoolWhite86.7%345
Mynderse AcademyWhite79.6%367
Romulus Central SchoolWhite91.4%442
Seneca Falls Middle SchoolWhite80.6%278
Skoi-Yase SchoolWhite79.7%340
South Seneca Elementary SchoolWhite98.3%302
South Seneca Middle/High SchoolWhite94.3%317
Waterloo High SchoolWhite87.3%471
Waterloo Middle SchoolWhite87.8%336

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