Mohawk Valley Times

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 6,384 students attending Otsego County schools, 88% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 5.1% of Otsego County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Otsego County, representing 86.9% of the student body.

Valleyview Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Otsego County, with white, Hispanic, multiracial, Black, 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 1.9% 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
Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School	White	92.6%	460
Cooperstown Elementary School	White	88.2%	406
Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School	White	88.7%	381
Edmeston Central School	White	94.2%	363
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Elementary School	White	97.5%	197
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Junior-Senior High School	White	95%	140
Greater Plains Elementary School	White	77.5%	284
Laurens Central School	White	89.5%	313
Milford Central School	White	95.7%	348
Morris Central School	White	90.9%	319
Oneonta Middle School	White	74.7%	380
Oneonta Senior High School	White	77.3%	502
Richfield Springs Elementary School	White	92.1%	242
Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School	White	93.8%	194
Riverside Elementary School	White	78.1%	224
Schenevus Central School	White	91.3%	252
Unadilla Elementary School	White	90%	350
Unatego Junior-Senior High School	White	88.4%	250
Unatego Middle School	White	88.8%	188
Valleyview Elementary School	White	79.1%	263
Worcester School	White	95.4%	328