Westchester Reporter

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 13,126 students attending Putnam County schools, 60.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 31.6% of Putnam County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Putnam County, representing 63% of the student body.

Matthew Paterson Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 48.6% white students, 41% Hispanic students, 4% Black students, 3.4% multiracial students, 2.5% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 0.9% 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
Austin Road Elementary School	White	66.8%	596
Brewster High School	White	50.6%	1,006
C. V. Starr Intermediate School	Hispanic	51.8%	618
Carmel High School	White	61.3%	1,401
Fulmar Road Elementary School	White	73.1%	490
Garrison School	White	74.8%	214
George Fischer Middle School	White	56.6%	1,151
Haldane Elementary School	White	79.9%	289
Haldane High School	White	84.1%	301
Haldane Middle School	White	81.3%	187
Henry H. Wells Middle School	Hispanic	49%	700
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Hispanic	49.4%	644
Kent Elementary School	White	62.2%	376
Kent Primary School	White	53%	389
Lakeview Elementary School	White	58.4%	548
Mahopac Falls School	White	63.6%	11
Mahopac High School	White	72.7%	1,253
Mahopac Middle School	White	67.8%	915
Matthew Paterson Elementary School	White	48.6%	471
Putnam Valley Elementary School	White	61.3%	530
Putnam Valley High School	White	66.4%	550
Putnam Valley Middle School	White	62.6%	486