School district · New York

Lackawanna City School District

Lackawanna City School District in New York: 4 public schools with 2,091 students and 9.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $32,792 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
2,091
Students per teacher
9.9
NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$32,792
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)
211
Counselors (FTE)
10.0
Students per counselor
209
NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

19%proficient

+3.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 99% of school districts in New York

Median 48% · 707 school districts compared

783 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

18%proficient

−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 99% of school districts in New York

Median 53% · 707 school districts compared

751 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$27.0K15
$26.2K16
$24.8K17
$25.2K18
$25.7K19
$28.8K20
$29.4K21
$30.2K22
$33.1K23
$32.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.7% · $8.2M
State
71% · $60.2M
Local
19% · $15.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$23,489
Support services
$8,480
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$957K
Long-term debt
$30.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
2–557310.121%20%
Truman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–24049.5——
Lackawanna Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–84449.417%15%
Lackawanna High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1267010.5——

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
245 S Shore Blvd, Lackawanna, NY 14218
Phone
(716)821-5610
Website