The majority of students in Cortland County schools were white, according to the New York State Education Department.
Of the 5,295 students attending Cortland County schools, 89.5% were white. Hispanic represented the second-largest ethnic group, making up 3.9% of Cortland County students.
In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Cortland County, representing 92.7% of the student body.
Cortland Junior High School, Fe Smith Intermediate School, and Randall Middle School had the most diverse student body in Cortland County, with white, Hispanic, multiracial, Black, Asian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native.
In the 2024-25 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 1.7% when compared to the previous year.
A recent study by Scholaroo ranked New York’s education system among the best in the U.S., and placed it as the second best in terms of school quality.
Currently, the state has the highest per-pupil spending in the nation at $33,440, or a total of $84.7 billion annually.
| School name | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnatus Elementary School | White | 97.9% | 190 |
| Cincinnatus High School | White | 96.6% | 147 |
| Cincinnatus Middle School | White | 99.2% | 125 |
| Cortland High School | White | 83.5% | 582 |
| Cortland Junior High School | White | 82.1% | 274 |
| Fe Smith Intermediate School | White | 81.1% | 291 |
| Franklyn S. Barry Primary School | White | 80.1% | 417 |
| Homer Elementary School | White | 90.5% | 430 |
| Homer Intermediate School | White | 89.8% | 443 |
| Homer Junior High School | White | 90.7% | 397 |
| Homer Senior High School | White | 90.7% | 558 |
| Marathon High School | White | 96.9% | 295 |
| Mcgraw Elementary School | White | 94.7% | 264 |
| Mcgraw Secondary School | White | 92.7% | 233 |
| Randall Middle School | White | 83.8% | 271 |
| William Appleby Elementary School | White | 98.4% | 378 |
Information in this article was obtained from the New York State Education Department. The source data can be found here.
