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 14,349 students attending Ontario County schools, 80.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 10.1% of Ontario County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Ontario County, representing 81.9% of the student body.

Geneva Middle School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 38.3% white students, 35.1% Hispanic students, 14% multiracial students, 11.2% Black students, and 1.4% Asian or Pacific Islander students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 1.4% 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	91.9%	334
Bloomfield High School	White	90%	240
Bloomfield Middle School	White	90.1%	182
Canandaigua Academy	White	86.9%	1,036
Canandaigua Middle School	White	86.5%	716
Canandaigua Primary-Elementary School	White	85.7%	1,441
Geneva High School	White	40.7%	605
Geneva Middle School	White	38.3%	436
Gorham Elementary School	White	97.2%	218
Honeoye Elementary School	White	95.7%	253
Honeoye Middle/High School	White	97.3%	300
Marcus Whitman High School	White	96%	323
Marcus Whitman Middle School	White	97%	264
Midlakes Elementary School	White	92.1%	760
Midlakes Middle/High School	White	86.9%	687
Naples Elementary School	White	92.8%	306
Naples High School	White	95.7%	276
North Street Elementary School	White	41.3%	501
Red Jacket Elementary School	White	82.1%	329
Red Jacket High School	White	87.3%	237
Red Jacket Middle School	White	85.6%	160
Victor Early Childhood School	White	81.9%	652
Victor Intermediate School	White	82.3%	997
Victor Junior High School	White	82.7%	629
Victor Primary School	White	81.8%	696
Victor Senior High School	White	81.5%	1,312
West Street Elementary School	White	44.7%	459