Finger Lakes Today

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

Of the 14,549 students attending Ontario County schools, 80.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 10% of Ontario County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Ontario County, representing 81.1% of the student body.

Geneva High School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 42.1% white students, 32.1% Hispanic students, 12.1% multiracial students, 11.6% Black students, and 2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 0.8% 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
Bloomfield Elementary School	White	94%	350
Bloomfield High School	White	91.4%	269
Bloomfield Middle School	White	89.5%	171
Canandaigua Academy	White	86.1%	1,082
Canandaigua Middle School	White	86.2%	676
Canandaigua Primary-Elementary School	White	85.6%	1,476
Geneva High School	White	42.1%	613
Geneva Middle School	White	40.4%	453
Gorham Elementary School	White	97.1%	239
Honeoye Elementary School	White	97.2%	247
Honeoye Middle/High School	White	95.5%	309
Marcus Whitman High School	White	97%	337
Marcus Whitman Middle School	White	98.2%	275
Midlakes Elementary School	White	90.6%	787
Midlakes Middle/High School	White	88.8%	696
Naples Elementary School	White	90.9%	317
Naples High School	White	96.5%	285
North Street Elementary School	White	40.2%	595
Red Jacket Elementary School	White	83.3%	329
Red Jacket High School	White	89.5%	220
Red Jacket Middle School	White	86.9%	160
Victor Early Childhood School	White	83.9%	670
Victor Intermediate School	White	83.4%	919
Victor Junior High School	White	81.9%	658
Victor Primary School	White	82.1%	711
Victor Senior High School	White	81.5%	1,320
West Street Elementary School	White	43.9%	385