West NY News

Jamestown High School had the highest enrollment among Chautauqua County schools, welcoming 1,316 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 60.8% of the Jamestown High School's total enrollment.

Among the 50 schools in Chautauqua County, Dunkirk Senior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 882 students, while Falconer Middle/High School welcomed 629 students and came in third in the 2022-23 school year.

Jamestown High School is part of Jamestown City School District, which roughly covers nine schools within Chautauqua County and has a main office in Jamestown.

In the previous school year, Jamestown High School also had the highest number of students among Chautauqua County schools.

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 improve students' school performance.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Jamestown High School	Jamestown	1,316
Dunkirk Senior High School	Dunkirk	882
Falconer Middle/High School	Falconer	629
Dunkirk Middle School	Dunkirk	588
Southwestern Elementary School	Jamestown	583
Milton J. Fletcher Elementary School	Jamestown	530
George Washington Middle School	Jamestown	469
Fredonia High School	Fredonia	463
Silver Creek Elementary School	Silver Creek	440
Southwestern Senior High School	Jamestown	429
Fredonia Middle School	Fredonia	426
Persell Middle School	Jamestown	417
Sinclairville Elementary School	Sinclairville	411
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Jamestown	406
Fredonia Elementary School	Fredonia	400
Robert H. Jackson Elementary School	Frewsburg	398
Cassadaga Valley Middle/High School	Sinclairville	391
Carlyle C. Ring Elementary School	Jamestown	386
Chautauqua Lake Secondary School	Mayville	379
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Jamestown	377
Clymer Central School	Clymer	360
Frewsburg Junior-Senior High School	Frewsburg	352
Chautauqua Lake Elementary School	Mayville	338
Maple Grove Junior/Senior High School	Bemus Point	319
Silver Creek High School	Silver Creek	308
Southwestern Middle School	Jamestown	307
Pine Valley Elementary School	South Dayton	307
Westfield Elementary School	Westfield	298
Samuel G. Love Elementary School	Jamestown	297
Bemus Point Elementary School	Bemus Point	283
Brocton Middle High School	Brocton	277
Clinton V. Bush Elementary School	Jamestown	276
Paul B. D. Temple Elementary School	Kennedy	263
Panama K-6 School	Panama	242
Sherman Elementary School	Sherman	241
Forestville Elementary School	Forestville	237
Harvey C. Fenner Elementary School	Falconer	233
Silver Creek Middle School	Silver Creek	231
Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School	South Dayton	219
Brocton Elementary School	Brocton	217
Forestville Central High School	Forestville	201
Westfield High School	Westfield	198
Sherman High School	Sherman	198
Panama High School	Panama	197
School 7	Dunkirk	174
Wheelock Primary School	Fredonia	167
Ripley Central School	Ripley	149
School 3	Dunkirk	147
Westfield Middle School	Westfield	142
School 5	Dunkirk	140