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An equity score of 54/100 ranks Lyncourt Union Free School District #336 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,646 per pupil, Lyncourt Union Free School District ranks #449 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
Lyncourt Union Free School District operates 1 public schools serving 411 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 Onondaga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,646 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 41.3% local, 42.7% state, and 16.0% 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 54/100, ranked #336 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.
a 430:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.0% White, 22.1% Asian, 18.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lyncourt School, enrolling 430 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Lyncourt School accounts for 100.0% of all Lyncourt Union Free School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lyncourt Union Free School District a distant remainder — means Lyncourt Union Free 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.
Lyncourt Union Free School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.8% 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.
Lyncourt Union Free School District student-counselor ratio is 430:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Lyncourt Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Lyncourt Union Free School District is typically wider than the Lyncourt Union Free School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Lyncourt Union Free 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 Lyncourt Union Free School District?
Lyncourt Union Free School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 411 students.
How much does Lyncourt Union Free School District spend per student?
Lyncourt Union Free School District spends $25,646 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #336 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Lyncourt Union Free School District?
Lyncourt Union Free School District students are 37.0% White, 22.1% Asian, 18.1% African American, 13.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lyncourt Union Free School District?
Lyncourt Union Free School District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #336 out of 941 districts in New York.