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 10,985 students attending Cattaraugus County schools, 82.6% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 6% of Cattaraugus County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Cattaraugus County, representing 84.4% of the student body.

Prospect Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 41.8% white students, 28.3% American Indian or Alaska Native students, 21.1% multiracial students, 8% Hispanic students, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.2% Black students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 1% 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
Allegany-Limestone Elementary School	White	87.5%	464
Allegany-Limestone Middle-High School	White	92.2%	600
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School	White	89.8%	334
Cattaraugus-Little Valley High School	White	95.2%	251
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Middle School	White	91.8%	255
Delevan Elementary School	White	93.3%	356
East View Elementary School	White	81%	337
Ellicottville Elementary School	White	91.8%	245
Ellicottville Middle School High School	White	89.4%	310
Franklinville Elementary School	White	92.3%	286
Franklinville Junior-Senior High School	White	94%	300
G. N. Chapman Elementary School	White	89.7%	448
Gowanda High School	White	63.7%	289
Gowanda Middle School	White	64.1%	323
Hinsdale Central School	White	91.2%	376
Olean Intermediate-Middle School	White	80.6%	566
Olean Senior High School	White	77.7%	660
Pioneer Middle School	White	94.6%	662
Pioneer Senior High School	White	95.6%	658
Portville Elementary School	White	89.6%	518
Portville Junior-Senior High School	White	93.3%	450
Prospect Elementary School	White	41.8%	435
Randolph Academy	White	64.2%	81
Randolph Senior High School	White	88.1%	405
Salamanca High School	White	47.6%	481
Seneca Intermediate School	White	46.4%	377
Warrior Academy	American Indian or Alaska Native	100%	1
Washington West Elementary School	White	81.9%	304
West Valley Central School	White	92.5%	213