East Hudson Valley News

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

Of the 13,040 students attending Putnam County schools, 58.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 33.7% of Putnam County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Putnam County, representing 60.8% of the student body.

Matthew Paterson Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 46.3% white students, 43.6% Hispanic students, 4.3% Black students, 3.3% multiracial students, 2% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 0.7% 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
Austin Road Elementary School	White	64.8%	585
Brewster High School	Hispanic	46.1%	1,035
C. V. Starr Intermediate School	Hispanic	51%	625
Carmel High School	White	57.8%	1,365
Fulmar Road Elementary School	White	70.1%	478
Garrison School	White	74.7%	225
George Fischer Middle School	White	53.8%	1,130
Haldane Elementary School	White	79.5%	292
Haldane High School	White	80.9%	314
Haldane Middle School	White	80.7%	197
Henry H. Wells Middle School	Hispanic	48.8%	668
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Hispanic	54.2%	600
Kent Elementary School	White	59.5%	393
Kent Primary School	White	50.3%	366
Lakeview Elementary School	White	56.4%	551
Mahopac Falls School	White	78.6%	14
Mahopac High School	White	69.9%	1,258
Mahopac Middle School	White	66%	926
Matthew Paterson Elementary School	White	46.3%	488
Putnam Valley Elementary School	White	59.7%	554
Putnam Valley High School	White	65.2%	503
Putnam Valley Middle School	White	60.5%	473