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
Of the 5,556 students attending Cortland County schools, 91.2% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 3.5% of Cortland County students.
In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Cortland County, representing 91.5% of the student body.
Franklyn S. Barry Primary 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.
Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county remained the same 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnatus Elementary School | White | 96.4% | 193 |
| Cincinnatus High School | White | 99.4% | 157 |
| Cincinnatus Middle School | White | 97.3% | 149 |
| Cortland High School | White | 84.1% | 623 |
| Cortland Junior High School | White | 85% | 333 |
| Fe Smith Intermediate School | White | 85.5% | 256 |
| Franklyn S. Barry Primary School | White | 88.7% | 435 |
| Homer Elementary School | White | 90.2% | 478 |
| Homer Intermediate School | White | 91.1% | 361 |
| Homer Junior High School | White | 91.4% | 454 |
| Homer Senior High School | White | 93.8% | 584 |
| Marathon High School | White | 95.2% | 315 |
| Mcgraw Elementary School | White | 99.1% | 234 |
| Mcgraw Secondary School | White | 93.7% | 303 |
| Randall Middle School | White | 83.1% | 278 |
| William Appleby Elementary School | White | 99.3% | 403 |
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