Buffalo Ledger

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

Of the 6,262 students attending Otsego County schools, 88.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 4.6% of Otsego County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Otsego County, representing 87% of the student body.

Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School, Oneonta Senior High School, and Valleyview Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Otsego County, with white, multiracial, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, Black, and Asian or Pacific Islander.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 1.8% 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
Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School	White	93.1%	447
Cooperstown Elementary School	White	87.5%	433
Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School	White	89.5%	371
Edmeston Central School	White	94.2%	362
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Elementary School	White	97.5%	200
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Junior-Senior High School	White	95.3%	150
Greater Plains Elementary School	White	73.5%	279
Laurens Central School	White	89.2%	296
Milford Central School	White	94.3%	371
Morris Central School	White	92.1%	315
Oneonta Middle School	White	75.9%	361
Oneonta Senior High School	White	81%	459
Richfield Springs Elementary School	White	94.1%	237
Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School	White	95.2%	186
Riverside Elementary School	White	78.9%	227
Schenevus Central School	White	94.8%	268
Unadilla Elementary School	White	90.4%	332
Unatego Junior-Senior High School	White	87%	208
Unatego Middle School	White	86.5%	178
Valleyview Elementary School	White	80.1%	266
Worcester School	White	95.9%	316