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 6,353 students attending Otsego County schools, 88.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 4.7% of Otsego County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Otsego County, representing 88.4% of the student body.

Unadilla Elementary School and Valleyview Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Otsego County, with white, Hispanic, multiracial, American Indian or Alaska Native, Black, 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 0.5% 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	93.3%	451
Cooperstown Elementary School	White	91.4%	396
Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School	White	88.2%	398
Edmeston Central School	White	93.8%	384
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Elementary School	White	96.4%	196
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Junior-Senior High School	White	95%	139
Greater Plains Elementary School	White	80.4%	280
Laurens Central School	White	88.1%	303
Milford Central School	White	95.7%	346
Morris Central School	White	92.8%	307
Oneonta Middle School	White	73.3%	378
Oneonta Senior High School	White	76.6%	499
Richfield Springs Elementary School	White	94.7%	244
Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School	White	92.7%	191
Riverside Elementary School	White	79.5%	239
Schenevus Central School	White	91.9%	246
Unadilla Elementary School	White	91.2%	364
Unatego Junior-Senior High School	White	88.3%	240
Unatego Middle School	White	88.2%	169
Valleyview Elementary School	White	79.1%	254
Worcester School	White	95.1%	329