Syracuse Sun

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

Of the 5,556 students attending Cortland County schools, 91.2% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 3.5% of Cortland County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Cortland County, representing 91.5% of the student body.

Franklyn S. Barry Primary School and Randall Middle School had the most diverse student body in Cortland County, with white, Hispanic, multiracial, Black, Asian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county remained the same 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
Cincinnatus Elementary School	White	96.4%	193
Cincinnatus High School	White	99.4%	157
Cincinnatus Middle School	White	97.3%	149
Cortland High School	White	84.1%	623
Cortland Junior High School	White	85%	333
Fe Smith Intermediate School	White	85.5%	256
Franklyn S. Barry Primary School	White	88.7%	435
Homer Elementary School	White	90.2%	478
Homer Intermediate School	White	91.1%	361
Homer Junior High School	White	91.4%	454
Homer Senior High School	White	93.8%	584
Marathon High School	White	95.2%	315
Mcgraw Elementary School	White	99.1%	234
Mcgraw Secondary School	White	93.7%	303
Randall Middle School	White	83.1%	278
William Appleby Elementary School	White	99.3%	403