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Cayuga County school's student body predominantly comprised of white students in 2022-23 school year

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New York Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa | nysed.gov

New York Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa | nysed.gov

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

Of the 8,392 students attending Cayuga County schools, 82.6% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 7.6% of Cayuga County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Cayuga County, representing 83.9% of the student body.

Genesee Street Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 57% white students, 17.1% Black students, 15% multiracial students, 9.7% Hispanic students, 0.9% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 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.

Ethnicities in Cayuga County in 2022-23 School Year
White [82.6%]Multiracial [7.6%]Hispanic [5.7%]Ethnicities <5% [4.1%]
Most Prevalent Ethnicities in Cayuga County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
School nameMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
A. A. Gates Elementary SchoolWhite93.7%413
Andrew J. Smith Elementary SchoolWhite90.3%339
Auburn High SchoolWhite77%1,181
Auburn Junior High SchoolWhite76.3%598
Casey Park Elementary SchoolWhite60.5%392
Cato-Meridian Elementary SchoolWhite93.9%489
Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High SchoolWhite92.9%378
Genesee Street Elementary SchoolWhite57%321
Herman Avenue Elementary SchoolWhite72.5%443
Millard Fillmore Elementary SchoolWhite97.9%387
Moravia Junior-Senior High SchoolWhite93.7%474
Owasco Elementary SchoolWhite77.8%370
Port Byron Senior High SchoolWhite91.3%355
Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary SchoolWhite80.5%297
Southern Cayuga Elementary SchoolWhite83.1%362
Union Springs High SchoolWhite87.2%234
Union Springs Middle SchoolWhite86.6%172
Weedsport Elementary SchoolWhite90.6%329
Weedsport Junior-Senior High SchoolWhite91.7%373
William H. Seward Elementary SchoolWhite73.2%485

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