NE New York Today

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

Of the 10,510 students attending Clinton County schools, 93.9% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2% of Clinton County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Clinton County, representing 93.2% of the student body.

Oak Street School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 81.6% white students, 10.7% Black students, 3.6% multiracial students, 2% Asian or Pacific Islander students, 1.5% Hispanic students, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaska Native students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 0.8% 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
Arthur P. Momot Elementary School	White	82.3%	367
Ausable Valley High School	White	95.7%	323
Ausable Valley Middle School	White	98.8%	172
Beekmantown Elementary School	White	96.2%	495
Beekmantown High School	White	93.5%	536
Beekmantown Middle School	White	94.7%	450
Chazy Central Rural Elementary School	White	98.8%	246
Chazy Central Rural Junior-Senior High School	White	92.1%	203
Cumberland Head Elementary School	White	93.3%	523
Keeseville Primary School	White	99%	401
Mooers Elementary School	White	96.8%	346
Morrisonville Elementary School	White	94.7%	374
Northeastern Clinton Middle School	White	99%	290
Northeastern Clinton Senior High School	White	97%	368
Northern Adirondack Elementary School	White	96.3%	377
Northern Adirondack Middle/High School	White	98.6%	417
Oak Street School	White	81.6%	196
Peru Elementary School	White	94.2%	859
Peru High School	White	91.9%	553
Peru Middle School	White	93%	426
Plattsburgh Senior High School	White	86%	593
Rouses Point Elementary School	White	94.3%	261
Saranac Elementary School	White	96.3%	380
Saranac High School	White	97.1%	409
Saranac Middle School	White	96%	346
Stafford Middle School	White	87.8%	384
Thomas E. Glasgow Elementary School	White	91.6%	215