Graduation rates of multiracial students in New York schools rose 3.2% from the previous year, according to the New York State Education Department.
There were 1,993 multiracial students who graduated in the 2021-22 school year, compared to 1,676 in the previous year.
Statewide, Saratoga County had the highest graduation rate of multiracial students at 73%. Oneida County suffered the lowest graduation rate of 14.5%.
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 2021 report from the NYC Center for Innovation Through Data Intelligence found that outcomes for different racial and gender groups had improved since 2013. However, despite the observed improvements, substantial gaps still persisted, particularly among Black and Hispanic students.
| County | Total Number of Students | Number of Graduates | Overall Graduation Rate (%) | Number of Multiracial Students | Graduation Rate of Multiracial Students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga County | 30,752 | 2,342 | 92.6% | 1,254 | 73% |
| Broome County | 23,467 | 1,561 | 87.1% | 1,761 | 70.9% |
| Monroe County | 93,899 | 6,349 | 87.1% | 4,724 | 69.9% |
| Greene County | 5,195 | 365 | 87.3% | 307 | 66.7% |
| Jefferson County | 16,518 | 951 | 85.1% | 1,041 | 65.1% |
| Schenectady County | 21,561 | 1,387 | 81.6% | 1,453 | 64.3% |
| Chemung County | 10,615 | 647 | 83.7% | 1,005 | 63.9% |
| Westchester County | 139,163 | 10,153 | 91.6% | 5,216 | 63.1% |
| Tompkins County | 9,924 | 679 | 87.6% | 972 | 62.3% |
| Dutchess County | 36,804 | 2,698 | 87.5% | 1,743 | 61.2% |
| Cortland County | 5,556 | 372 | 85.1% | 192 | 60% |
| Ontario County | 14,662 | 1,043 | 89.9% | 707 | 60% |
| New York County | 125,064 | 12,110 | 84.6% | 5,177 | 59.4% |
| Warren County | 8,117 | 603 | 88.5% | 297 | 57.9% |
| Ulster County | 20,228 | 1,576 | 88.4% | 1,277 | 52.9% |
| Onondaga County | 63,425 | 4,339 | 85.5% | 3,861 | 51.3% |
| Queens County | 250,978 | 16,034 | 87.2% | 4,372 | 50.9% |
| Orleans County | 5,403 | 329 | 77.4% | 223 | 50% |
| Putnam County | 13,126 | 1,099 | 94.2% | 381 | 50% |
| Fulton County | 7,334 | 429 | 85% | 249 | 50% |
| Wayne County | 12,835 | 902 | 90.4% | 644 | 48.6% |
| Rensselaer County | 18,152 | 1,265 | 90.3% | 1,190 | 48.3% |
| Cattaraugus County | 11,101 | 804 | 89.9% | 598 | 46.2% |
| Suffolk County | 220,691 | 17,313 | 90.9% | 6,104 | 45.9% |
| Albany County | 35,235 | 2,516 | 89.3% | 2,246 | 45.4% |
| Niagara County | 26,329 | 1,917 | 89.2% | 2,096 | 45.3% |
| Erie County | 108,418 | 7,670 | 88.3% | 4,743 | 44.5% |
| Chautauqua County | 17,800 | 1,143 | 85% | 927 | 43.3% |
| Bronx County | 164,228 | 9,674 | 82.2% | 1,215 | 42.4% |
| Kings County | 246,607 | 15,892 | 82.6% | 4,782 | 41.2% |
| Cayuga County | 8,441 | 552 | 81.9% | 613 | 37.5% |
| Nassau County | 193,986 | 14,997 | 94.2% | 4,109 | 35.3% |
| Richmond County | 59,485 | 3,850 | 87.9% | 1,323 | 30.3% |
| Oswego County | 17,356 | 1,137 | 85.9% | 415 | 28.9% |
| Madison County | 8,968 | 641 | 92% | 333 | 26.3% |
| Columbia County | 6,175 | 443 | 89.7% | 414 | 26.3% |
| Herkimer County | 8,510 | 598 | 90.9% | 245 | 25% |
| Orange County | 56,618 | 4,259 | 89% | 1,980 | 23.9% |
| Rockland County | 38,830 | 2,855 | 88.7% | 964 | 21.1% |
| Sullivan County | 8,983 | 524 | 79.3% | 483 | 20% |
| Oneida County | 31,570 | 2,092 | 87.6% | 1,222 | 14.5% |
