Capital District Times

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

Of the 21,561 students attending Schenectady County schools, 52.6% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 13.8% of Schenectady County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Schenectady County, representing 53.8% of the student body.

Howe Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 25.1% white students, 23.4% Black students, 20.6% Hispanic students, 16.1% multiracial students, and 14.7% Asian or Pacific Islander students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 0.3% 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
Birchwood Elementary School	White	63%	392
Central Park Middle School	Asian or Pacific Islander	27.3%	703
Craig Elementary School	White	58%	376
Dr. Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School	Black	35.5%	408
Draper Middle School	White	74.4%	648
Duanesburg Elementary School	White	93.7%	334
Duanesburg High School	White	94%	317
Glen-Worden Elementary School	White	82.3%	215
Glendaal School	White	94.7%	190
Hamilton Elementary School	Hispanic	29.9%	425
Herman L. Bradt Elementary School	White	73.2%	600
Hillside School	White	66.7%	393
Howe Elementary School	White	25.1%	354
Iroquois Middle School	White	64.1%	557
Jefferson Elementary School	White	79.5%	667
Jessie T. Zoller Elementary School	White	25.3%	438
Lincoln Elementary School	Black	35.1%	316
Lincoln School	White	86.1%	216
Mohonasen Senior High School	White	76.2%	865
Mont Pleasant Middle School	Hispanic	26.7%	754
Niskayuna High School	White	67.6%	1,329
Oneida Middle School	Black	26.6%	665
Paige Elementary School	Asian or Pacific Islander	31.8%	446
Pashley Elementary School	White	87%	455
Pinewood Elementary School	White	70.4%	598
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Black	27.2%	338
Richard H. O'rourke Middle School	White	90.8%	714
Rosendale School	White	65%	397
Sacandaga School	White	82.7%	336
Schalmont High School	White	83.5%	588
Schalmont Middle School	White	81.9%	535
Schenectady High School	Black	31.8%	2,809
Scotia-Glenville Middle School	White	89.5%	531
Scotia-Glenville Senior High School	White	91.4%	781
Van Antwerp Middle School	White	66.8%	422
Van Corlaer Elementary School	Hispanic	25.6%	414
William C. Keane Elementary School	Hispanic	28.9%	291
Woodlawn Elementary School	White	27.4%	438
Yates Elementary School	Black	33.7%	306