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 5,481 students attending Cortland County schools, 91.6% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 3.2% of Cortland County students.
In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Cortland County, representing 92.5% of the student body.
Randall Middle School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 84.8% white students, 5.7% multiracial students, 4.9% Hispanic students, 3% Black students, 1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native students.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 1.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnatus Elementary School | White | 97.1% | 210 |
| Cincinnatus High School | White | 97.7% | 176 |
| Cincinnatus Middle School | White | 96.5% | 142 |
| Cortland High School | White | 84.7% | 596 |
| Cortland Junior High School | White | 84.3% | 299 |
| Fe Smith Intermediate School | White | 88.6% | 271 |
| Franklyn S. Barry Primary School | White | 87.4% | 430 |
| Homer Elementary School | White | 90% | 491 |
| Homer Intermediate School | White | 93.9% | 379 |
| Homer Junior High School | White | 90.5% | 410 |
| Homer Senior High School | White | 93.4% | 579 |
| Marathon High School | White | 96.5% | 315 |
| Mcgraw Elementary School | White | 97% | 232 |
| Mcgraw Secondary School | White | 95% | 282 |
| Randall Middle School | White | 84.8% | 263 |
| William Appleby Elementary School | White | 99.5% | 406 |
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