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 8,410 students attending Herkimer County schools, 93.2% 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 93.1% of the student body.

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

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 0.3% 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	93.2%	457
Benton Hall Academy	White	89.4%	451
Central Valley Academy	White	90.1%	617
Dolgeville Elementary School	White	99.1%	435
Frankfort-Schuyler Central High School	White	90.5%	263
Frankfort-Schuyler Elementary School	White	92.4%	353
Frankfort-Schuyler Middle School	White	90.1%	212
Gregory B. Jarvis Middle School	White	90.1%	634
Harry M. Fisher Elementary School	White	91.8%	364
Herkimer Elementary School	White	92.8%	543
Herkimer High School	White	89%	547
James A. Green High School	White	98.3%	359
Little Falls High School	White	88.7%	344
Little Falls Middle School	White	94.4%	234
Mount Markham Elementary School	White	99.3%	446
Mount Markham Middle School	White	96%	302
Mount Markham Senior High School	White	94.5%	307
Owen D. Young Central School	White	95.7%	162
Poland Elementary School	White	94.9%	253
Poland Junior-Senior High School	White	93.7%	252
Town of Webb School	White	95.3%	233
West Canada Valley Elementary School	White	97.4%	346
West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High School	White	95.3%	296