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 25,939 students attending Niagara County schools, 70.1% 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 70.9% of the student body.

Niagara Street School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 37.9% Black students, 24.1% white students, 20.3% multiracial students, 11.4% Hispanic students, 4% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 2.4% American Indian or Alaska Native students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 0.2% 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	68%	621
Anna Merritt Elementary School	White	62.1%	317
Barker Junior/Senior High School	White	86.1%	296
Cataract Elementary School	White	46.8%	534
Charles A. Upson Elementary School	White	65.4%	445
Colonial Village Elementary School	White	81.3%	390
Drake School	White	80.9%	246
Edward Town Middle School	White	78.3%	718
Emmet Belknap Intermediate School	White	66.5%	559
Errick Road Elementary School	White	87.3%	495
Fricano Primary School	White	93%	599
Gaskill Preparatory School	Black	42.7%	445
George Southard Elementary School	White	71.1%	356
Geraldine J. Mann School	White	58.8%	430
Harry F. Abate Elementary School	Black	44.2%	703
Henry J. Kalfas Magnet School	Black	52.8%	339
Hyde Park School	Black	41.8%	481
Intermediate Education Center	White	88.4%	380
Lasalle Preparatory School	White	45.5%	503
Lewiston Porter Middle School	White	91.8%	452
Lewiston Porter Senior High School	White	89.8%	635
Lockport High School	White	68.4%	1,354
Maple Avenue School	Black	46.2%	383
Newfane Early Childhood Center	White	90.8%	76
Newfane Elementary School	White	89.8%	481
Newfane Middle School	White	90.8%	359
Newfane Senior High School	White	89.2%	388
Niagara Falls High School	Black	35.1%	2,132
Niagara Street School	Black	37.9%	449
Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School	White	77%	1,058
North Tonawanda High School	White	87.4%	973
North Tonawanda Intermediate School	White	83.2%	733
North Tonawanda Middle School	White	83.7%	478
Ohio Elementary School	White	87.7%	367
Pratt Elementary School	White	84.7%	360
Primary Education Center	White	91.8%	390
Regan Intermediate School	White	91.8%	662
Roy Kelley Elementary School	White	74.7%	396
Royalton-Hartland Elementary School	White	88.8%	447
Royalton-Hartland High School	White	90.7%	365
Royalton-Hartland Middle School	White	89.1%	340
Seventy Ninth Street School	White	63.5%	417
Spruce School	White	76.2%	340
Starpoint High School	White	93.3%	899
Starpoint Middle School	White	91.1%	704
Tuscarora Elementary School	American Indian or Alaska Native	79.5%	78
West Street Elementary School	White	78.5%	400
Wilson Elementary School	White	87.1%	472
Wilson Middle/High School	White	88.5%	494