Niagara Leader

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

Of the 26,329 students attending Niagara County schools, 71.1% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 11.7% of Niagara County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Niagara County, representing 72.4% of the student body.

Niagara Street School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 44.5% Black students, 19.2% white students, 19% multiracial students, 10.6% Hispanic students, 4.8% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 1.9% American Indian or Alaska Native students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped 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
Aaron Mossell Junior High School	White	69.6%	708
Anna Merritt Elementary School	White	64%	292
Barker Junior/Senior High School	White	85.8%	318
Cataract Elementary School	White	43.6%	495
Charles A. Upson Elementary School	White	65.8%	407
Colonial Village Elementary School	White	82.2%	381
Drake School	White	83.7%	251
Edward Town Middle School	White	77.2%	754
Emmet Belknap Intermediate School	White	69.4%	640
Errick Road Elementary School	White	88.3%	480
Fricano Primary School	White	93.2%	591
Gaskill Preparatory School	Black	46.4%	543
George Southard Elementary School	White	74.1%	371
Geraldine J. Mann School	White	56.3%	460
Harry F. Abate Elementary School	Black	41.9%	745
Henry J. Kalfas Magnet School	Black	60.1%	311
Hyde Park School	Black	42.4%	512
Intermediate Education Center	White	92.4%	383
Lasalle Preparatory School	White	43.9%	540
Lewiston Porter Middle School	White	91.5%	457
Lewiston Porter Senior High School	White	90.5%	655
Lockport High School	White	69.5%	1,299
Maple Avenue School	Black	40.8%	395
Newfane Early Childhood Center	White	90.9%	55
Newfane Elementary School	White	91.9%	421
Newfane Middle School	White	89.1%	367
Newfane Senior High School	White	94.1%	471
Niagara Falls High School	White	37.4%	2,068
Niagara Street School	Black	44.5%	479
Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School	White	80%	1,143
North Tonawanda High School	White	88.8%	1,014
North Tonawanda Intermediate School	White	85.5%	689
North Tonawanda Middle School	White	88.1%	471
Ohio Elementary School	White	86.9%	360
Pratt Elementary School	White	85.3%	353
Primary Education Center	White	89.8%	372
Regan Intermediate School	White	92.3%	686
Roy Kelley Elementary School	White	72.3%	423
Royalton-Hartland Elementary School	White	89.5%	495
Royalton-Hartland High School	White	91.6%	356
Royalton-Hartland Middle School	White	89.1%	348
Seventy Ninth Street School	White	68.9%	389
Spruce School	White	78.6%	318
Starpoint High School	White	94.9%	913
Starpoint Middle School	White	92.7%	686
Tuscarora Elementary School	American Indian or Alaska Native	77%	100
West Street Elementary School	White	81.6%	370
Wilson Elementary School	White	89.2%	452
Wilson Middle/High School	White	91%	542