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Lackawanna, New York - 4 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Lackawanna City School District #173 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,710 per pupil, Lackawanna City School District ranks #601 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,966
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$23,710
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lackawanna City School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,966 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,710 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 15.7% local, 57.4% state, and 26.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 65/100, ranked #173 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 339.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 56.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.6% White, 14.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lackawanna Middle School, with a diversity index of 58.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lackawanna High School, enrolling 670 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Lackawanna High School accounts for 32.0% of all Lackawanna City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lackawanna City School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Lackawanna City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Lackawanna City School District student-counselor ratio is 339:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Lackawanna City School District is typically wider than the Lackawanna City School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Lackawanna City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 56.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Lackawanna City School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Lackawanna City School District?
Lackawanna City School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,966 students.
How much does Lackawanna City School District spend per student?
Lackawanna City School District spends $23,710 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #173 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Lackawanna City School District?
Lackawanna City School District students are 62.6% White, 14.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% African American, 4.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lackawanna City School District?
Lackawanna City School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #173 out of 941 districts in New York.