Empire State Today

Graduation rates of American Indian and Alaska Native students in New York schools fell 2% from the previous year, according to the New York State Education Department.

There were 414 American Indian and Alaska Native students who graduated in the 2021-22 school year, compared to 451 in the previous year.

Statewide, Franklin County had the highest graduation rate of American Indian and Alaska Native students at 79.1%. Bronx County suffered the lowest graduation rate of 7.8%.

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 Number of Students	Number of Graduates	Overall Graduation Rate (%)	Number of American Indian and Alaska Native Students	Graduation Rate of American Indian and Alaska Native Students (%)
Franklin County	6,839	472	87.1%	864	79.1%
Cattaraugus County	11,101	804	89.9%	652	69.8%
Niagara County	26,329	1,917	89.2%	417	69%
St. Lawrence County	14,051	939	86.4%	290	66.7%
Madison County	8,968	641	92%	68	62.5%
Queens County	250,978	16,034	87.2%	5,274	54.9%
Erie County	108,418	7,670	88.3%	974	25%
Richmond County	59,485	3,850	87.9%	293	20.8%
Kings County	246,607	15,892	82.6%	2,064	14.6%
Onondaga County	63,425	4,339	85.5%	751	12%
New York County	125,064	12,110	84.6%	816	8.6%
Bronx County	164,228	9,674	82.2%	1,673	7.8%