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 25,990 students attending Niagara County schools, 70.8% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 11.5% of Niagara County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Niagara County, representing 72.1% of the student body.

Niagara Street School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 42.3% Black students, 21.3% white students, 18.3% multiracial students, 11.1% Hispanic students, 5.2% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 1.7% 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
Aaron Mossell Junior High School	White	69.1%	648
Anna Merritt Elementary School	White	63.1%	314
Barker Junior/Senior High School	White	84.9%	291
Cataract Elementary School	White	45%	531
Charles A. Upson Elementary School	White	67.1%	416
Colonial Village Elementary School	White	79.5%	380
Drake School	White	84.1%	251
Edward Town Middle School	White	79.5%	736
Emmet Belknap Intermediate School	White	68.4%	579
Errick Road Elementary School	White	87.1%	480
Fricano Primary School	White	93.2%	599
Gaskill Preparatory School	Black	45.8%	500
George Southard Elementary School	White	73.9%	379
Geraldine J. Mann School	White	59.3%	425
Harry F. Abate Elementary School	Black	41.1%	696
Henry J. Kalfas Magnet School	Black	54%	311
Hyde Park School	Black	43.2%	505
Intermediate Education Center	White	89.7%	378
Lasalle Preparatory School	White	43.6%	502
Lewiston Porter Middle School	White	92.9%	453
Lewiston Porter Senior High School	White	90.2%	615
Lockport High School	White	68.9%	1,365
Maple Avenue School	Black	45.3%	397
Newfane Early Childhood Center	White	88.9%	45
Newfane Elementary School	White	90.7%	450
Newfane Middle School	White	90.1%	343
Newfane Senior High School	White	90.6%	435
Niagara Falls High School	White	36.6%	2,140
Niagara Street School	Black	42.3%	404
Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School	White	79%	1,092
North Tonawanda High School	White	87.5%	1,002
North Tonawanda Intermediate School	White	86%	720
North Tonawanda Middle School	White	85.9%	447
Ohio Elementary School	White	86.8%	371
Pratt Elementary School	White	84.6%	351
Primary Education Center	White	91%	379
Regan Intermediate School	White	92.2%	679
Roy Kelley Elementary School	White	75%	432
Royalton-Hartland Elementary School	White	90%	478
Royalton-Hartland High School	White	91.6%	371
Royalton-Hartland Middle School	White	88.5%	330
Seventy Ninth Street School	White	64.6%	404
Spruce School	White	77.6%	313
Starpoint High School	White	93.7%	922
Starpoint Middle School	White	91%	698
Tuscarora Elementary School	American Indian or Alaska Native	81.3%	91
West Street Elementary School	White	78.5%	362
Wilson Elementary School	White	87.6%	466
Wilson Middle/High School	White	90.3%	514