SC New York News

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

Of the 7,135 students attending Tioga County schools, 93.5% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.5% of Tioga County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Tioga County, representing 92.8% of the student body.

Thomas J. Watson Senior Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 66.8% white students, 14.2% multiracial students, 9.5% Black students, 9.1% Hispanic students, and 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 1% in the 2021-22 school 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. Persistent and substantial gaps were observed, particularly between Black and Hispanic students.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Apalachin Elementary School	White	95.9%	389
Candor Elementary School	White	93.8%	390
Candor Junior-Senior High School	White	93.2%	323
Elm Street Elementary School	White	93.7%	383
Lincoln Street Elementary School	White	92.9%	238
Nathan T. Hall School	White	92.5%	321
Newark Valley Middle School	White	95.7%	303
Newark Valley Senior High School	White	96.4%	415
Owego Elementary School	White	94.2%	500
Owego Free Academy	White	94.9%	606
Owego-Apalachin Middle School	White	93.1%	450
Spencer-Van Etten High School	White	93.7%	268
Spencer-Van Etten Middle School	White	96.5%	231
Thomas J. Watson Senior Elementary School	White	66.8%	253
Tioga Elementary School	White	95.8%	333
Tioga Hills Elementary School	White	88.2%	272
Tioga Middle School	White	97.3%	291
Tioga Senior High School	White	97.2%	282
Waverly High School	White	94.1%	441
Waverly Middle School	White	94.6%	446