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 17,381 students attending Oswego County schools, 91.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 4.1% of Oswego County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Oswego County, representing 93.3% of the student body.

Leighton Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 73.4% white students, 12.8% Hispanic students, 6.6% multiracial students, 4.6% Black students, 2% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.7% 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 0.7% 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	94.3%	578
Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Junior/Senior High School	White	89.9%	425
Aura A. Cole Elementary School	White	95.3%	387
Central Square Middle School	White	94.4%	827
Charles E. Riley Elementary School	White	76.8%	379
Emerson J. Dillon Middle School	White	94.9%	511
Fairgrieve School	White	81.6%	425
Fairley School	White	99.8%	491
Fitzhugh Park Elementary School	White	80%	350
Fulton Junior High School	White	87.8%	490
G. Ray Bodley High School	White	87.5%	979
Granby Elementary School	White	81.8%	450
Hannibal High School	White	94.2%	381
Hastings Mallory Elementary School	White	96.9%	383
J. E. Lanigan School	White	91.9%	422
John C. Birdlebough High School	White	94.7%	489
Kenney Middle School	White	99%	382
Kingsford Park Elementary School	White	82.2%	410
Leighton Elementary School	White	73.4%	304
Mexico Elementary School	White	94.6%	371
Mexico High School	White	92.8%	595
Mexico Middle School	White	92.9%	620
Michael A. Maroun Elementary School	White	95.2%	631
Millard Hawk Elementary School	White	95.1%	466
Minetto Elementary School	White	91.5%	399
New Haven Elementary School	White	94.2%	241
Oswego High School	White	89.1%	1,096
Oswego Middle School	White	91.5%	576
Palermo Elementary School	White	96.3%	214
Paul V. Moore High School	White	93.4%	1,083
Pulaski Elementary School	White	95.5%	423
Pulaski Middle-High School	White	94.4%	514
Sandy Creek Elementary School	White	95%	381
Sandy Creek High School	White	97%	233
Sandy Creek Middle School	White	95.3%	172
Volney Elementary School	White	92.1%	303