Mohawk Valley Times

Herkimer County enrolled 8,510 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the New York State Education Department.

It had the 26th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

The number of students in the halls of Herkimer County schools grew by 0.7% compared to the year before.

In the 2021-22 school year, 50.3% of students were boys, and 49.6% were girls.

Most of the students were white, representing 92.5% of the Herkimer County student body.

Within Herkimer County, Gregory B. Jarvis Middle School had the highest enrollment numbers in the school year, welcoming 635 students.

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 improve students' school performance.

School name	Total enrollment in 2020-21	Total enrollment in 2021-22	% Change From Previous School Year
Gregory B. Jarvis Middle School	660	635	-3.8%
Central Valley Academy	637	628	-1.4%
Herkimer High School	562	572	1.8%
Herkimer Elementary School	488	527	8%
Benton Hall Academy	455	467	2.6%
Barringer Road Elementary School	443	461	4.1%
Mount Markham Elementary School	392	447	14%
Harry M. Fisher Elementary School	361	366	1.4%
Little Falls High School	336	349	3.9%
Frankfort-Schuyler Elementary School	371	346	-6.7%
Mount Markham Senior High School	347	318	-8.4%
Dolgeville Elementary School	299	314	5%
West Canada Valley Elementary School	320	310	-3.1%
West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High School	316	305	-3.5%
Mount Markham Middle School	300	305	1.7%
Poland Junior-Senior High School	267	263	-1.5%
Town of Webb School	257	257	0%
Little Falls Middle School	268	255	-4.9%
Frankfort-Schuyler Central High School	273	252	-7.7%
James A. Green High School	239	249	4.2%
Poland Elementary School	223	245	9.9%
Dolgeville Middle School	250	242	-3.2%
Frankfort-Schuyler Middle School	218	225	3.2%
Owen D. Young Central School	166	172	3.6%