New York had a dropout rate of 7% among 49,192 Hispanic 12th-graders in the 2021-22 school year. This represents a 0.8% 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 | Hispanic Enrollment | Dropout rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortland County | 5,556 | 175 | 21.4% |
| Chautauqua County | 17,800 | 2,969 | 17.7% |
| Broome County | 23,467 | 1,820 | 17.6% |
| Sullivan County | 8,983 | 2,966 | 15.9% |
| Schenectady County | 21,561 | 2,893 | 15.1% |
| Ontario County | 14,662 | 1,488 | 14% |
| Albany County | 35,235 | 3,583 | 13.8% |
| Tompkins County | 9,924 | 645 | 12.8% |
| Oswego County | 17,356 | 564 | 12.8% |
| Ulster County | 20,228 | 4,388 | 12.6% |
| Columbia County | 6,175 | 737 | 12.5% |
| Rockland County | 38,830 | 17,365 | 11.5% |
| Dutchess County | 36,804 | 8,642 | 11.4% |
| Yates County | 2,179 | 80 | 11.1% |
| Orleans County | 5,403 | 452 | 11.1% |
| Cayuga County | 8,441 | 446 | 10.5% |
| Erie County | 108,418 | 10,185 | 9.9% |
| Monroe County | 93,899 | 15,093 | 9.8% |
| Warren County | 8,117 | 265 | 9.1% |
| Montgomery County | 6,777 | 1,890 | 8.8% |
| Oneida County | 31,570 | 2,976 | 8.7% |
| Bronx County | 164,228 | 104,828 | 8.7% |
| Orange County | 56,618 | 20,314 | 8.7% |
| Onondaga County | 63,425 | 4,915 | 8.6% |
| Jefferson County | 16,518 | 1,461 | 7.8% |
| Rensselaer County | 18,152 | 1,555 | 7.8% |
| Kings County | 246,607 | 74,140 | 7.5% |
| Suffolk County | 220,691 | 79,634 | 7.4% |
| Richmond County | 59,485 | 17,647 | 7.3% |
| Greene County | 5,195 | 451 | 7.1% |
| Seneca County | 3,713 | 202 | 6.7% |
| Saratoga County | 30,752 | 1,626 | 6.7% |
| New York County | 125,064 | 55,004 | 5.9% |
| Putnam County | 13,126 | 4,144 | 5.9% |
| Wayne County | 12,835 | 1,153 | 5.7% |
| Otsego County | 6,262 | 289 | 5.6% |
| Madison County | 8,968 | 260 | 5% |
| Herkimer County | 8,510 | 225 | 5% |
| Queens County | 250,978 | 100,971 | 5% |
| Nassau County | 193,986 | 52,453 | 4.9% |
| Niagara County | 26,329 | 1,572 | 4.9% |
| Fulton County | 7,334 | 419 | 4.5% |
| Westchester County | 139,163 | 50,869 | 3.9% |
