New York Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa | nysed.gov
New York Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa | nysed.gov
Of the 6,048 students attending Columbia County schools, 70.9% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 13.3% of Columbia County students.
In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Columbia County, representing 72.2% of the student body.
Hudson Junior High School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 39.1% white students, 19.4% Hispanic students, 16.8% Black students, 16.5% multiracial students, and 8.2% Asian or Pacific Islander students.
In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 0.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham High School | White | 84.5% | 309 |
| Chatham Middle School | White | 86.8% | 205 |
| Germantown Elementary School | White | 86% | 279 |
| Germantown Junior-Senior High School | White | 86% | 200 |
| Hudson High School | White | 36.5% | 463 |
| Hudson Junior High School | White | 39.1% | 376 |
| Ichabod Crane Elementary School | White | 78.2% | 464 |
| Ichabod Crane Middle School | White | 76.1% | 648 |
| Ichabod Crane Senior High School | White | 82% | 561 |
| Mary E. Dardess Elementary School | White | 89.8% | 381 |
| Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School | White | 42% | 719 |
| New Lebanon Junior-Senior High School | White | 81.7% | 191 |
| Taconic Hills Elementary School | White | 77.3% | 538 |
| Taconic Hills Junior/Senior High School | White | 77.7% | 494 |
| Walter B. Howard Elementary School | White | 92.7% | 220 |
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