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 21,452 students attending Schenectady County schools, 51.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 13.9% of Schenectady County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Schenectady County, representing 52.9% of the student body.

Howe Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 23.7% white students, 22.9% Hispanic students, 20.9% Black students, 17.6% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 14.9% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 0.5% 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
Birchwood Elementary School	White	61.9%	399
Central Park Middle School	Black	25.8%	658
Craig Elementary School	White	56%	391
Dr. Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School	Black	32.1%	390
Draper Middle School	White	68.7%	646
Duanesburg Elementary School	White	93.7%	332
Duanesburg High School	White	92.9%	312
Glen-Worden Elementary School	White	83.5%	212
Glendaal School	White	91.8%	196
Hamilton Elementary School	Hispanic	30.1%	419
Herman L. Bradt Elementary School	White	74%	612
Hillside School	White	65.6%	389
Howe Elementary School	White	23.7%	363
Iroquois Middle School	White	61.9%	588
Jefferson Elementary School	White	78.6%	677
Jessie T. Zoller Elementary School	Black	26.2%	451
Lincoln Elementary School	Black	35.5%	299
Lincoln School	White	82.8%	238
Mohonasen Senior High School	White	73.1%	886
Mont Pleasant Middle School	Hispanic	26.5%	672
Niskayuna High School	White	64.7%	1,387
Oneida Middle School	Black	28.4%	616
Paige Elementary School	Asian or Pacific Islander	33.1%	420
Pashley Elementary School	White	85.1%	462
Pinewood Elementary School	White	68.6%	595
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Black	26.8%	358
Richard H. O'rourke Middle School	White	89.5%	724
Rosendale School	White	65.3%	392
Sacandaga School	White	82%	323
Schalmont High School	White	83.7%	572
Schalmont Middle School	White	81.5%	561
Schenectady High School	Black	28.8%	2,747
Scotia-Glenville Middle School	White	88.7%	506
Scotia-Glenville Senior High School	White	90.2%	736
Van Antwerp Middle School	White	64.4%	430
Van Corlaer Elementary School	Hispanic	25.7%	436
William C. Keane Elementary School	Asian or Pacific Islander	31.3%	284
Woodlawn Elementary School	White	27.6%	463
Yates Elementary School	Black	29%	310