SC New York News

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

Of the 10,421 students attending Chemung County schools, 76.4% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 10.1% of Chemung County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Chemung County, representing 78.2% of the student body.

Fassett Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 50.3% white students, 27.3% Black students, 14.8% multiracial students, 6.6% Hispanic students, and 1% 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 1.5% 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
Big Flats School	White	87.9%	380
Broadway Academy	White	67.1%	413
Broadway Elementary School	White	86.2%	363
Center Street School	White	79.9%	314
Cohen Elementary School	White	86.3%	488
Cohen Middle School	White	83.3%	252
Diven School	White	61.4%	329
Elmira High School	White	71.5%	1,258
Ernie Davis Academy	White	67.7%	795
Fassett Elementary School	White	50.3%	304
Gardner Road Elementary School	White	77.4%	385
Hendy Avenue School	White	68.2%	381
Horseheads Intermediate School	White	85.5%	574
Horseheads Middle School	White	86.7%	542
Horseheads Senior High School	White	84.3%	1,122
Parley Coburn School	White	61%	410
Pine City School	White	80.8%	334
Ridge Road School	White	86.7%	414
Riverside Elementary	White	64.7%	377
Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School	White	95.5%	331
Thomas A. Edison High School	White	82%	311
Thomas K. Beecher School	White	58.4%	344