School district · New York

Lawrence Union Free School District

Lawrence Union Free School District in New York: 5 public schools with 2,156 students and 12.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $46,044 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 5
Students: 2,156
Students per teacher: 12.6; NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $46,044; 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): 170
Counselors (FTE): 7.0
Students per counselor: 308; NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 3.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

35%proficient

+5.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in New York

Median 48% · 707 school districts compared

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

Math

New York: 55%

39%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in New York

Median 53% · 707 school districts compared

628 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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

$34.7K15

$36.3K16

$35.2K17

$35.0K18

$37.1K19

$37.2K20

$53.3K21

$42.3K22

$43.8K23

$46.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 7.5% · $9.8M
State: 12% · $15.6M
Local: 80% · $104.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $27,864
Support services: $17,176
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $6.7M
Long-term debt: $0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 2High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Lawrence Early Childhood Center at #4 SchoolFree meals for all	K–2	189	—	—	—	Inwood
Lawrence Primary School at #2 SchoolFree meals for all	1–3	419	11.8	34%	43%	Inwood
Lawrence Elementary School at Broadway CampusFree meals for all	4–6	475	11.3	39%	40%	Lawrence
Lawrence Middle School at Broadway CampusFree meals for all	7–8	309	9.5	31%	31%	Lawrence
Lawrence Senior High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	764	12.7	—	—	Cedarhurst

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.

Sources

Address: 2 Reilly Rd, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
Phone: (516)295-8000

Website

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.