Empire State Today

New York had a dropout rate of 2.6% among 1,325 American Indian and Alaska Native 12th-graders in the 2021-22 school year. This represents a 0.5% 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	American Indian and Alaska Native Enrollment	Dropout rate
St. Lawrence County	14,051	290	14.3%
Cattaraugus County	11,101	652	11.3%
Franklin County	6,839	864	7.5%
Niagara County	26,329	417	4.8%
Richmond County	59,485	293	4.2%
Onondaga County	63,425	751	4%
Queens County	250,978	5,274	3.8%
Erie County	108,418	974	1.3%
Bronx County	164,228	1,673	0.7%