West NY News

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

Of the 11,101 students attending Cattaraugus County schools, 83.5% were white. American Indian or Alaska Native students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 5.9% of Cattaraugus County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Cattaraugus County, representing 84.6% of the student body.

Prospect Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 42.7% white students, 29.9% American Indian or Alaska Native students, 19.6% multiracial students, 7% Hispanic students, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.2% Black students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 0.9% in the 2021-22 school 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. Persistent and substantial gaps were observed, particularly between Black and Hispanic students.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Allegany-Limestone Elementary School	White	89.2%	471
Allegany-Limestone Middle-High School	White	91.7%	624
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School	White	89.6%	335
Cattaraugus-Little Valley High School	White	95%	240
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Middle School	White	93.6%	249
Delevan Elementary School	White	95.1%	368
East View Elementary School	White	83%	335
Ellicottville Elementary School	White	91.8%	269
Ellicottville Middle School High School	White	89.7%	320
Franklinville Elementary School	White	92.8%	276
Franklinville Junior-Senior High School	White	95.4%	305
G. N. Chapman Elementary School	White	89.2%	426
Gowanda High School	White	66.1%	292
Gowanda Middle School	White	65.7%	329
Hinsdale Central School	White	93.9%	375
Olean Intermediate-Middle School	White	81.9%	563
Olean Senior High School	White	80.3%	699
Pioneer Middle School	White	95.5%	664
Pioneer Senior High School	White	95.4%	699
Portville Elementary School	White	89.6%	519
Portville Junior-Senior High School	White	94.2%	469
Prospect Elementary School	White	42.7%	445
Randolph Academy	White	64.2%	81
Randolph Senior High School	White	87.4%	413
Salamanca High School	White	50%	458
Seneca Intermediate School	White	48.3%	377
Warrior Academy	American Indian or Alaska Native	100%	1
Washington West Elementary School	White	81.7%	300
West Valley Central School	White	91.5%	199