Syracuse Sun

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

Of the 17,495 students attending Oswego County schools, 92.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 3.4% of Oswego County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Oswego County, representing 92% of the student body.

Leighton Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 84.7% white students, 7.3% Hispanic students, 4.5% multiracial students, 2.1% Black students, 1% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.8% 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
Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Elementary School	White	93.7%	600
Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Junior/Senior High School	White	93.1%	463
Aura A. Cole Elementary School	White	95%	401
Central Square Middle School	White	94.8%	833
Charles E. Riley Elementary School	White	86.3%	379
Emerson J. Dillon Middle School	White	94.4%	514
Fairgrieve School	White	83.8%	439
Fairley School	White	99.8%	494
Fitzhugh Park Elementary School	White	91.8%	368
Fulton Junior High School	White	87.4%	500
G. Ray Bodley High School	White	89.9%	976
Granby Elementary School	White	83.9%	471
Hannibal High School	White	95%	358
Hastings Mallory Elementary School	White	97%	394
J. E. Lanigan School	White	90.1%	425
John C. Birdlebough High School	White	94.7%	473
Kenney Middle School	White	96.8%	346
Kingsford Park Elementary School	White	91.8%	428
Leighton Elementary School	White	84.7%	288
Mexico Elementary School	White	95.3%	361
Mexico High School	White	93.8%	578
Mexico Middle School	White	92.8%	614
Michael A. Maroun Elementary School	White	95.5%	667
Millard Hawk Elementary School	White	96%	477
Minetto Elementary School	White	96.7%	390
New Haven Elementary School	White	92.5%	241
Oswego High School	White	89.1%	1,073
Oswego Middle School	White	88%	566
Palermo Elementary School	White	95.5%	223
Paul V. Moore High School	White	93.5%	1,102
Pulaski Elementary School	White	94.8%	427
Pulaski Middle-High School	White	94.8%	517
Sandy Creek Elementary School	White	94.9%	393
Sandy Creek High School	White	97.2%	213
Sandy Creek Middle School	White	96.2%	186
Volney Elementary School	White	94%	317