West NY News

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

Of the 17,438 students attending Chautauqua County schools, 73.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 18% of Chautauqua County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Chautauqua County, representing 75.4% of the student body.

George Washington Middle School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 46.5% white students, 35.5% Hispanic students, 9% multiracial students, 7.9% Black students, 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 1.1% 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
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	White	75.3%	401
Bemus Point Elementary School	White	97.3%	294
Brocton Elementary School	White	77.8%	225
Brocton Middle High School	White	79.1%	282
Carlyle C. Ring Elementary School	White	50.5%	390
Cassadaga Valley Middle/High School	White	92.7%	384
Chautauqua Lake Elementary School	White	93.7%	319
Chautauqua Lake Secondary School	White	94.8%	366
Clinton V. Bush Elementary School	White	65.3%	262
Clymer Central School	White	90.8%	357
Dunkirk Middle School	Hispanic	59.1%	592
Dunkirk Senior High School	Hispanic	57.2%	900
Falconer Middle/High School	White	92.8%	629
Forestville Central High School	White	89.1%	192
Forestville Elementary School	White	86.9%	221
Fredonia Elementary School	White	73.6%	416
Fredonia High School	White	77.7%	489
Fredonia Middle School	White	72.7%	417
Frewsburg Junior-Senior High School	White	95%	341
George Washington Middle School	White	46.5%	467
Harvey C. Fenner Elementary School	White	91.6%	250
Jamestown High School	White	61.4%	1,354
Maple Grove Junior/Senior High School	White	96.6%	295
Milton J. Fletcher Elementary School	White	63.1%	509
Panama High School	White	94.3%	194
Panama K-6 School	White	90.9%	220
Paul B. D. Temple Elementary School	White	91.5%	258
Persell Middle School	White	69.1%	362
Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School	White	90.7%	204
Pine Valley Elementary School	White	89.1%	321
Ripley Central School	White	83.1%	136
Robert H. Jackson Elementary School	White	93.3%	374
Samuel G. Love Elementary School	Hispanic	43%	286
School 3	Hispanic	60.6%	137
School 5	Hispanic	72.8%	147
School 7	Hispanic	62.7%	161
Sherman Elementary School	White	96.1%	233
Sherman High School	White	95.7%	187
Silver Creek Elementary School	White	70.7%	430
Silver Creek High School	White	73.1%	294
Silver Creek Middle School	White	65.6%	218
Sinclairville Elementary School	White	89.8%	420
Southwestern Elementary School	White	85.4%	581
Southwestern Middle School	White	82.9%	281
Southwestern Senior High School	White	86.1%	403
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	White	59.4%	451
Westfield Elementary School	White	87.2%	296
Westfield High School	White	86.5%	200
Westfield Middle School	White	89.2%	139
Wheelock Primary School	White	65.4%	153