West Hudson Valley News

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

Of the 20,228 students attending Ulster County schools, 62.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 21.7% of Ulster County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Ulster County, representing 63.9% of the student body.

John F. Kennedy School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 32.4% white students, 23.7% Hispanic students, 23.1% Black students, 20.1% multiracial students, and 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 0.3% 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
Cahill School	White	53.1%	262
Chambers School	Hispanic	38.3%	358
Duzine School	White	72.3%	321
E. R. Crosby Elementary School	White	63.5%	293
Ellenville Elementary School	White	45.3%	711
Ellenville Junior/Senior High School	White	43.1%	751
Ernest C. Myer School	White	83.9%	218
George Washington School	White	38.7%	476
Harry L. Edson School	White	42.6%	413
Highland Elementary School	White	71.4%	672
Highland High School	White	64%	519
Highland Middle School	White	71.7%	382
J. Watson Bailey Middle School	White	54.9%	1,011
John F. Kennedy School	White	32.4%	333
John G. Borden Middle School	White	62%	458
Kerhonkson Elementary School	White	79.2%	216
Kingston High School	White	52.7%	1,890
Lenape Elementary School	White	73.5%	351
M. Clifford Miller Middle School	White	44.9%	807
Marbletown Elementary School	White	84.2%	259
Marlboro Central High School	White	62.5%	643
Marlboro Elementary School	White	60.5%	760
Marlboro Middle School	White	55.3%	454
Morse School	White	84.1%	295
Mount Marion Elementary School	White	74.8%	246
New Paltz Middle School	White	71.9%	441
New Paltz Senior High School	White	75.1%	650
Onteora High School	White	74.3%	424
Onteora Middle School	White	76%	192
Ostrander Elementary School	White	74.2%	427
Phoenicia Elementary School	White	71.5%	130
Plattekill Elementary School	White	50.9%	430
Reginald Bennett Elementary School	White	73.4%	214
Riccardi Elementary School	White	79.5%	352
Robert R. Graves School	White	68.7%	335
Rondout Valley High School	White	84.8%	598
Rondout Valley Intermediate School	White	84.1%	377
Rondout Valley Junior High School	White	81.7%	268
Saugerties Junior High School	White	72.1%	366
Saugerties Senior High School	White	75.5%	776
Wallkill Senior High School	White	63.5%	999
Woodstock Elementary School	White	80.7%	150