West Hudson Valley News

Of the many ethnicities represented in New York schools, the most prevalent ethnicity among students enrolled in Sullivan schools in the 2023-24 school year were white, according to New York State Education Department.

Of the 9,002 students attending Sullivan County schools, 47.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 36.9% of Sullivan County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Sullivan County, representing 50% of the student body.

George L. Cooke School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 39.4% Hispanic students, 31.6% white students, 15.5% Black students, 10.4% multiracial students, 2.5% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.5% 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 1.2% 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
Benjamin Cosor Elementary School	Hispanic	60.3%	802
Eldred Junior-Senior High School	White	81.6%	228
Emma C. Chase School	White	49.8%	223
Fallsburg Junior Senior High School	Hispanic	58.1%	688
George L. Cooke School	Hispanic	39.4%	594
George Ross Mackenzie Elementary School	White	79.2%	226
Kenneth L. Rutherford School	Hispanic	46.6%	470
Liberty Elementary School	Hispanic	55.9%	683
Liberty High School	Hispanic	53.2%	587
Liberty Middle School	Hispanic	53.2%	515
Livingston Manor Elementary School	White	80.4%	224
Livingston Manor High School	White	82%	167
Monticello High School	Hispanic	39%	848
Robert J. Kaiser Middle School	Hispanic	38.2%	587
Roscoe Central School	White	83.7%	203
Sullivan West Elementary School	White	82.5%	599
Sullivan West High School at Lake Huntington	White	82.7%	473
Tri-Valley Elementary School	White	73.3%	490
Tri-Valley Secondary School	White	73.7%	395