Mohawk Valley Times

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

Of the 8,676 students attending Herkimer County schools, 92.9% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.7% of Herkimer County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Herkimer County, representing 90.7% of the student body.

Herkimer Elementary School, Herkimer High School, and Mount Markham Senior High School had the most diverse student body in Herkimer County, with white, Black, multiracial, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 2% 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
Barringer Road Elementary School	White	96.4%	450
Benton Hall Academy	White	90%	479
Central Valley Academy	White	88%	624
Dolgeville Elementary School	White	99.1%	425
Dolgeville Middle School	White	98.3%	242
Frankfort-Schuyler Central High School	White	94.2%	258
Frankfort-Schuyler Elementary School	White	92.6%	349
Frankfort-Schuyler Middle School	White	89%	210
Gregory B. Jarvis Middle School	White	87.7%	628
Harry M. Fisher Elementary School	White	88.8%	384
Herkimer Elementary School	White	91.9%	517
Herkimer High School	White	88.1%	579
James A. Green High School	White	99.2%	371
Little Falls High School	White	87%	331
Little Falls Middle School	White	92.6%	242
Mount Markham Elementary School	White	98.9%	449
Mount Markham Middle School	White	95.4%	305
Mount Markham Senior High School	White	96.2%	314
Owen D. Young Central School	White	94.3%	174
Poland Elementary School	White	94.3%	246
Poland Junior-Senior High School	White	92.3%	246
Town of Webb School	White	95.5%	245
West Canada Valley Elementary School	White	97.5%	315
West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High School	White	95.6%	293