NE New York Today

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

Of the 6,802 students attending Franklin County schools, 82.8% were white. American Indian or Alaska Native students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 12.4% of Franklin County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Franklin County, representing 83.3% of the student body.

Salmon River Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 58.1% white students, 24.9% American Indian or Alaska Native students, 11.6% multiracial students, and 5.3% Hispanic students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 0.8% 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
Brushton Grade School	White	94.6%	464
Brushton-Moira High School	White	98.8%	325
Chateaugay Elementary School	White	98.8%	327
Chateaugay High School	White	98.3%	231
Davis Elementary School	White	95.4%	560
Flanders Elementary School	White	96%	224
Franklin Academy High School	White	94.7%	685
L. P. Quinn Elementary School	White	98.2%	339
Malone Middle School	White	94.9%	489
Petrova Elementary School	White	97.5%	314
Saint Joseph's Elementary School	White	95.4%	197
Saint Regis Falls Central School	White	95.2%	227
Saint Regis Mohawk School	American Indian or Alaska Native	90.7%	345
Salmon River Elementary School	White	58.1%	301
Salmon River High School	American Indian or Alaska Native	62.4%	399
Salmon River Middle School	American Indian or Alaska Native	58.8%	323
Saranac Lake Middle School	White	98.5%	275
Saranac Lake Senior High School	White	97.1%	374
Tupper Lake Middle-High School	White	93.5%	403