West NY News

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

Of the 5,664 students attending Allegany County schools, 94.1% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.2% of Allegany County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Allegany County, representing 95.7% of the student body.

Bolivar-Richburg Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 93.4% white students, 2.3% Black students, 1.7% multiracial students, 1% American Indian or Alaska Native students, 1% Hispanic students, and 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 1.7% 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
Alfred-Almond Elementary School	White	88.8%	267
Alfred-Almond Junior-Senior High School	White	90.9%	243
Andover School	White	93.7%	255
Belfast School	White	95.9%	315
Bolivar-Richburg Elementary School	White	93.4%	303
Bolivar-Richburg Junior-Senior High School	White	95.4%	349
Bolivar-Richburg Pre-K Program	White	93.8%	16
Canaseraga School	White	92.8%	209
Cuba-Rushford Elementary School	White	94.6%	352
Cuba-Rushford High School	White	95.7%	207
Cuba-Rushford Middle School	White	94.4%	160
Fillmore Central School	White	96.9%	608
Friendship Central School	White	93.2%	265
Genesee Valley Central School	White	94.5%	544
Scio Central School	White	92.9%	281
Wellsville Elementary School	White	93.3%	509
Wellsville Secondary School	White	94.8%	652
Whitesville Central School	White	93%	129