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Chaumont, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Lyme Central School District #444 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,397 per pupil, Lyme Central School District ranks #626 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lyme Central School District operates 1 public schools serving 344 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,397 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 45.3% local, 44.5% state, and 10.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 47/100, ranked #444 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 335:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 42.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.5% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lyme Central School, enrolling 335 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Lyme Central School accounts for 97.4% of all Lyme Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lyme Central School District a distant remainder — means Lyme Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Lyme Central School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.1% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Lyme Central School District student-counselor ratio is 335:1 — 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 Lyme Central School District is typically wider than the Lyme Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Lyme Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 42.4% — 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.
How many schools are in Lyme Central School District?
Lyme Central School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 344 students.
How much does Lyme Central School District spend per student?
Lyme Central School District spends $23,397 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #444 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Lyme Central School District?
Lyme Central School District students are 89.5% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lyme Central School District?
Lyme Central School District has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #444 out of 941 districts in New York.