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2023-24 School Year: Which ethnicity was most represented in Cayuga County schools?

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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

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 8,351 students attending Cayuga County schools, 81.6% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 7.8% of Cayuga County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Cayuga County, representing 83% of the student body.

Genesee Street Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 55.3% white students, 19.3% Black students, 15.6% multiracial students, 8.7% Hispanic students, 0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 0.5% 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 2023-24 School Year
White [81.6%]Multiracial [7.8%]Hispanic [6.1%]Ethnicities <5% [4.5%]
Most Prevalent Ethnicities in Cayuga County Schools in 2023-24 School Year
School nameMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
A. A. Gates Elementary SchoolWhite92.7%440
Andrew J. Smith Elementary SchoolWhite88.2%321
Auburn High SchoolWhite76.2%1,166
Auburn Junior High SchoolWhite74.5%619
Casey Park Elementary SchoolWhite60.7%387
Cato-Meridian Elementary SchoolWhite93%489
Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High SchoolWhite92.5%373
Genesee Street Elementary SchoolWhite55.3%358
Herman Avenue Elementary SchoolWhite72.4%416
Millard Fillmore Elementary SchoolWhite97.7%398
Moravia Junior-Senior High SchoolWhite93.7%457
Owasco Elementary SchoolWhite77.6%352
Port Byron Senior High SchoolWhite92.8%348
Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary SchoolWhite79.8%282
Southern Cayuga Elementary SchoolWhite80.3%360
Union Springs High SchoolWhite85.7%217
Union Springs Middle SchoolWhite89.5%171
Weedsport Elementary SchoolWhite89.3%335
Weedsport Junior-Senior High SchoolWhite90%379
William H. Seward Elementary SchoolWhite69.6%483

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