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 391 students attending Hamilton County schools, 95.1% 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 96.7% of the student body.

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

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 1.3% 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
Indian Lake Central School	White	94.4%	126
Lake Pleasant School	White	98.6%	73
Long Lake Central School	White	93.2%	59
Wells School	White	94.7%	133