New York had a dropout rate of 2.7% among 4,130 multiracial 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 | Multiracial Enrollment | Dropout rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chautauqua County | 17,800 | 927 | 18.3% |
| Chemung County | 10,615 | 1,005 | 16.7% |
| Cayuga County | 8,441 | 613 | 16.7% |
| Ontario County | 14,662 | 707 | 11.1% |
| Fulton County | 7,334 | 249 | 10% |
| Cortland County | 5,556 | 192 | 10% |
| Broome County | 23,467 | 1,761 | 8.1% |
| Niagara County | 26,329 | 2,096 | 7% |
| Rensselaer County | 18,152 | 1,190 | 6.7% |
| Ulster County | 20,228 | 1,277 | 5.9% |
| Saratoga County | 30,752 | 1,254 | 5.4% |
| Onondaga County | 63,425 | 3,861 | 5.3% |
| Columbia County | 6,175 | 414 | 5.3% |
| Dutchess County | 36,804 | 1,743 | 4.9% |
| Greene County | 5,195 | 307 | 4.8% |
| Jefferson County | 16,518 | 1,041 | 4.7% |
| Sullivan County | 8,983 | 483 | 4% |
| Cattaraugus County | 11,101 | 598 | 3.8% |
| Erie County | 108,418 | 4,743 | 3.5% |
| Wayne County | 12,835 | 644 | 2.9% |
| Monroe County | 93,899 | 4,724 | 2.9% |
| Oswego County | 17,356 | 415 | 2.6% |
| Schenectady County | 21,561 | 1,453 | 2.4% |
| Albany County | 35,235 | 2,246 | 1.7% |
| Oneida County | 31,570 | 1,222 | 1.6% |
| Tompkins County | 9,924 | 972 | 1.6% |
| Suffolk County | 220,691 | 6,104 | 1.2% |
| Queens County | 250,978 | 4,372 | 0.6% |
| New York County | 125,064 | 5,177 | 0.5% |
| Westchester County | 139,163 | 5,216 | 0.4% |
| Kings County | 246,607 | 4,782 | 0.3% |
