New York had a dropout rate of 4.7% among 28,568 Black 12th-graders in the 2021-22 school year. This represents a 0.4% increase from the previous year, according to the New York State Education Department.
In the 2021-22 school year, New York’s average dropout rate among 12th grade students was 4.5%, 1.8% lower than the average of the previous five years.
The highest dropout rate in the state was found in Yates County, at 12.9%, while Nassau County was reported to have the lowest, with a rate of 1.6%.
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 enrollment | Black Enrollment | Dropout rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia County | 6,175 | 354 | 15.6% |
| Chemung County | 10,615 | 796 | 14.7% |
| Chenango County | 6,901 | 101 | 13.3% |
| Greene County | 5,195 | 137 | 12.5% |
| Rensselaer County | 18,152 | 1,758 | 12.3% |
| Sullivan County | 8,983 | 784 | 11.8% |
| Oneida County | 31,570 | 2,944 | 11.6% |
| Cortland County | 5,556 | 73 | 11.1% |
| Cayuga County | 8,441 | 279 | 11.1% |
| Dutchess County | 36,804 | 4,435 | 10.5% |
| Albany County | 35,235 | 5,348 | 9.1% |
| Erie County | 108,418 | 17,457 | 8.7% |
| Broome County | 23,467 | 2,199 | 8.2% |
| Monroe County | 93,899 | 18,333 | 8.1% |
| Cattaraugus County | 11,101 | 137 | 7.7% |
| Jefferson County | 16,518 | 801 | 7.4% |
| Ulster County | 20,228 | 1,407 | 7.3% |
| Richmond County | 59,485 | 7,238 | 7% |
| Schenectady County | 21,561 | 2,974 | 6.9% |
| Niagara County | 26,329 | 3,089 | 5.5% |
| New York County | 125,064 | 21,667 | 5.1% |
| Orange County | 56,618 | 7,021 | 5% |
| Montgomery County | 6,777 | 210 | 5% |
| Onondaga County | 63,425 | 11,273 | 4.8% |
| Steuben County | 13,285 | 194 | 4.8% |
| Saratoga County | 30,752 | 630 | 4.8% |
| Bronx County | 164,228 | 39,102 | 4.5% |
| Clinton County | 10,510 | 214 | 4.2% |
| Kings County | 246,607 | 69,730 | 4.2% |
| Wayne County | 12,835 | 450 | 2.8% |
| Queens County | 250,978 | 37,019 | 2.7% |
| Suffolk County | 220,691 | 17,451 | 2.3% |
| Westchester County | 139,163 | 15,208 | 1.9% |
| Rockland County | 38,830 | 4,509 | 1.8% |
| Nassau County | 193,986 | 19,753 | 1.4% |
