I chose option 2 and looked at the demographics of the New York State Report Cards, 2001 to 2020. I also compared those demographics to the latest New Hartford Central School District report card. It was interesting to see that total school enrollment was down across the state. The percentage of Black (not Hispanic) and White (Not Hispanic) has also decreased while Hispanic and American Indian, Alaskan, Asian, or Pacific Islander have increased.
I found it profoundly telling and quite sad that the economically disadvantaged in the current NYS report card is 58%. Thinking of New Hartford as a more affluent area, I was surprised to see that the percentage of students who are economically disadvantaged is 24%, up 3% from just last year. This aligned with NYS’ increase of more than 16% of students receiving free lunch. It was also interesting to note that in just one year the number of non-binary students more than doubled throughout the state. The report card from 1999-2002 however, did not have a category based on gender so I was unable to compare that data.
I found it profoundly telling and quite sad that the economically disadvantaged in the current NYS report card is 58%. Thinking of New Hartford as a more affluent area, I was surprised to see that the percentage of students who are economically disadvantaged is 24%, up 3% from just last year. This aligned with NYS’ increase of more than 16% of students receiving free lunch. It was also interesting to note that in just one year the number of non-binary students more than doubled throughout the state. The report card from 1999-2002 however, did not have a category based on gender so I was unable to compare that data.