New York had a dropout rate of 2.5% among 84,819 white 12th-graders in the 2021-22 school year. This represents a 0.3% 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 | White Enrollment | Dropout rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yates County | 2,179 | 2,011 | 12.5% |
| Chemung County | 10,615 | 8,277 | 8% |
| Sullivan County | 8,983 | 4,600 | 7.6% |
| Jefferson County | 16,518 | 12,887 | 7.1% |
| Cayuga County | 8,441 | 7,038 | 6.7% |
| Fulton County | 7,334 | 6,475 | 6.3% |
| Seneca County | 3,713 | 3,199 | 6% |
| Oswego County | 17,356 | 16,097 | 5.8% |
| Chautauqua County | 17,800 | 13,340 | 5.6% |
| Schenectady County | 21,561 | 11,338 | 5.6% |
| Schuyler County | 1,914 | 1,783 | 5.5% |
| Clinton County | 10,510 | 9,864 | 5.2% |
| Orleans County | 5,403 | 4,378 | 5.2% |
| Ulster County | 20,228 | 12,669 | 5.1% |
| Wayne County | 12,835 | 10,512 | 4.7% |
| Cortland County | 5,556 | 5,069 | 4.3% |
| Oneida County | 31,570 | 22,193 | 4.2% |
| Herkimer County | 8,510 | 7,870 | 4.2% |
| Madison County | 8,968 | 8,144 | 4.1% |
| Greene County | 5,195 | 4,238 | 4% |
| Broome County | 23,467 | 16,733 | 3.9% |
| Warren County | 8,117 | 7,353 | 3.9% |
| Steuben County | 13,285 | 12,082 | 3.8% |
| Niagara County | 26,329 | 18,730 | 3.8% |
| Livingston County | 7,445 | 6,663 | 3.7% |
| Columbia County | 6,175 | 4,442 | 3.5% |
| Ontario County | 14,662 | 11,801 | 3.5% |
| Rensselaer County | 18,152 | 13,082 | 3.4% |
| Dutchess County | 36,804 | 20,844 | 3.4% |
| Saratoga County | 30,752 | 25,802 | 3.4% |
| St. Lawrence County | 14,051 | 13,093 | 3.3% |
| Montgomery County | 6,777 | 4,302 | 3.3% |
| Chenango County | 6,901 | 6,450 | 3.1% |
| Tompkins County | 9,924 | 7,303 | 3.1% |
| Otsego County | 6,262 | 5,545 | 3.1% |
| Franklin County | 6,839 | 5,697 | 3.1% |
| Tioga County | 7,135 | 6,668 | 3% |
| Erie County | 108,418 | 67,516 | 3% |
| Orange County | 56,618 | 25,450 | 3% |
| Albany County | 35,235 | 20,103 | 2.9% |
| Onondaga County | 63,425 | 39,515 | 2.8% |
| Cattaraugus County | 11,101 | 9,274 | 2.8% |
| Schoharie County | 3,763 | 3,479 | 2.6% |
| Wyoming County | 4,310 | 4,030 | 2.6% |
| Kings County | 246,607 | 46,780 | 2.6% |
| Washington County | 8,026 | 7,489 | 2.5% |
| Monroe County | 93,899 | 51,412 | 2% |
| Richmond County | 59,485 | 24,248 | 1.8% |
| Queens County | 250,978 | 29,444 | 1.6% |
| Bronx County | 164,228 | 7,867 | 1.4% |
| Delaware County | 5,418 | 4,935 | 1.3% |
| Essex County | 3,858 | 3,701 | 1.1% |
| Allegany County | 5,866 | 5,532 | 1% |
| Putnam County | 13,126 | 7,924 | 1% |
| New York County | 125,064 | 24,495 | 0.9% |
| Suffolk County | 220,691 | 106,378 | 0.9% |
| Lewis County | 4,050 | 3,838 | 0.8% |
| Genesee County | 7,522 | 6,432 | 0.6% |
| Rockland County | 38,830 | 13,148 | 0.5% |
| Westchester County | 139,163 | 58,263 | 0.5% |
| Nassau County | 193,986 | 84,156 | 0.2% |
