North Country Leader

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

Of the 396 students attending Hamilton County schools, 95.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2% of Hamilton County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Hamilton County, representing 96% of the student body.

Indian Lake Central School, Long Lake Central School, and Wells School had the most diverse student body in Hamilton County, with white, Black, Hispanic, and multiracial.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped 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
Indian Lake Central School	White	97.5%	119
Lake Pleasant School	White	98.6%	70
Long Lake Central School	White	90.9%	66
Wells School	White	94.3%	141