School district · New York
Ithaca City School District
Ithaca City School District in New York: 12 public schools with 4,988 students and 10.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $29,971 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 12
- Students
- 4,988
- Students per teacher
- 10.3
- NY 11.3 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $29,971
- NY $34.3K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 483
- Counselors (FTE)
- 8.0
- Students per counselor
- 624
- NY 281 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 9.5
- Librarians (FTE): 8.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New York: 53%60%proficient
+7.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 75% of school districts in New York
Median 48% · 707 school districts compared
2,031 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%53%proficient
+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 52% of school districts in New York
Median 53% · 707 school districts compared
1,840 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 3.4% · $6.8M
- State
- 23% · $45.4M
- Local
- 74% · $148.3M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $18,522
- Support services
- $10,838
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $21.2M
- Long-term debt
- $45.4M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belle Sherman SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 347 | 10.0 | 54% | 50% |
Beverly J Martin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 258 | 8.4 | 39% | 30% |
Caroline Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 273 | 9.4 | 73% | 63% |
Cayuga Heights Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 270 | 10.0 | 64% | 63% |
Enfield SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 165 | 7.2 | 40% | 37% |
Fall Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 217 | 10.2 | 59% | 45% |
Northeast SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 347 | 9.4 | 63% | 76% |
South Hill SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 363 | 10.4 | 71% | 67% |
Boynton Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 513 | 9.4 | 62% | 54% |
Dewitt Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 559 | 9.4 | 61% | 48% |
Ithaca Senior High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,411 | 13.8 | — | — |
Lehman Alternative Community SchoolFree meals for all | 6–12 | 265 | 9.1 | 58% | 41% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 400 Lake St, Ithaca, NY 14850
- Phone
- (607)274-2101
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.