Lyons Central School District

Public school district · Wayne County · New York · NCES district ID 3618030

Lyons Central School District spent $30,273 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 75% of the other New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $26,657). Its 3 schools enrolled 917 students in 2024-25; 63.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $32,096 per student, up 6.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (New York: 87.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New York districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Lyons Central in enrollment (913 to 929 students) and Lyons Central itself.

Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Lyons Central, FY23Port Jefferson $45,793; Dream Charter School $40,919; Tri-Valley Central $37,150; Lyons Central $30,273; Watkins Glen Central $27,531; Moravia Central $26,977; Greenwich Central $23,733; Letchworth Central $22,806; KIPP Tech Valley Charter School $19,133; Global Concepts Charter School $17,563; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k40k50kPort Jefferson$45,793Dream Charter School$40,919Tri-Valley Central$37,150Lyons Central$30,273Watkins Glen Central$27,531Moravia Central$26,977Greenwich Central$23,733Letchworth Central$22,806KIPP Tech Valley Charter School$19,133Global Concepts Charter School$17,563State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Lyons Central, FY23Port Jefferson $45,793; Dream Charter School $40,919; Tri-Valley Central $37,150; Lyons Central $30,273; Watkins Glen Central $27,531; Moravia Central $26,977; Greenwich Central $23,733; Letchworth Central $22,806; KIPP Tech Valley Charter School $19,133; Global Concepts Charter School $17,563; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k40k50kPort Jefferson$45,793Dream Charter School$40,919Tri-Valley Central$37,150Lyons Central$30,273Watkins Glen Central$27,531Moravia Central$26,977Greenwich Central$23,733Letchworth Central$22,806KIPP Tech Valley Charter School$19,133Global Concepts Charter School$17,563State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Lyons Central, FY23Port Jefferson $45,793; Dream Charter School $40,919; Tri-Valley Central $37,150; Lyons Central $30,273; Watkins Glen Central $27,531; Moravia Central $26,977; Greenwich Central $23,733; Letchworth Central $22,806; KIPP Tech Valley Charter School $19,133; Global Concepts Charter School $17,563; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k30k50kPort Jefferson$45,793Dream Charter School$40,919Tri-Valley Central$37,150Lyons Central$30,273Watkins Glen Central$27,531Moravia Central$26,977Greenwich Central$23,733Letchworth Central$22,806KIPP Tech Valley Charter School$19,133Global Concepts Charter School$17,563State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Lyons Central, FY23Port Jefferson $45,793; Dream Charter School $40,919; Tri-Valley Central $37,150; Lyons Central $30,273; Watkins Glen Central $27,531; Moravia Central $26,977; Greenwich Central $23,733; Letchworth Central $22,806; KIPP Tech Valley Charter School $19,133; Global Concepts Charter School $17,563; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k30k50kPort Jefferson$45,793Dream Charter School$40,919Tri-Valley Central$37,150Lyons Central$30,273Watkins Glen Central$27,531Moravia Central$26,977Greenwich Central$23,733Letchworth Central$22,806KIPP Tech Valley Charter School$19,133Global Concepts Charter School$17,563State median, under 1,000 students $26,657

Where the money came from

$31,852,000 in revenue: 63.8% state, 19.2% local and 17.1% federal. Total spending including $402,000 of capital outlay was $36,560,000, or $39,696 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lyons Central School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $20,310,000; Local $6,104,000; Federal $5,438,000; total $31,852,000.
  • State$20,310,000 64%
  • Local$6,104,000 19%
  • Federal$5,438,000 17%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 540 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

875 students in 2022-23, 871 students in 2023-24, 917 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lyons Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 875, 2023-24: 871, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-238752023-248712024-25917
Lyons Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 875, 2023-24: 871, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-238752023-248712024-25917
Lyons Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 875, 2023-24: 871, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-238752023-248712024-25917
Lyons Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 875, 2023-24: 871, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-238752023-248712024-25917

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2387592.09.5
2023-2487188.09.9
2024-2591788.310.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Lyons Central School District scored proficient or above: 20-25% in reading and 10-16% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew YorkStudents tested
Reading and language arts20-25%47%389
Math10-16%40%396

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 72 students in Lyons Central School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew York
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%87.2%
Students in the class72202,009

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 519 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lyons Elementary School51911.061.5%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 132 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lyons Middle School1329.860.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 266 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lyons Senior High School2669.562.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Lyons Central School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Lyons Central School District

  1. New York districts by spending per studentLyons Central School District ranks 137 of 540 New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($30,273).#137 of 540
  2. Every school district in New YorkLyons Central School District is the number 507 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 921 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#507 of 1,104
  3. Tri-Valley Central School DistrictThe next larger New York district: 924 students in fall 2022, $37,150 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$37,150
  4. Port Jefferson School DistrictThe next smaller New York district: 918 students in fall 2022, $45,793 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$45,793
  5. Compare Lyons Central School District with Tri-Valley Central School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Lyons Senior High School, its largest high school266 students in 2024-25, 9.5 per teacher.266
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Lyons Central School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Lyons Central School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 917 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lyons Central School District spend per student?
    $30,273 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New York median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $26,657 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $32,096 per student, up 6.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lyons Central School District's money come from?
    $31,852,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 63.8% state, 19.2% local and 17.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lyons Central School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 234 of the 1,065 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 22.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Lyons Central School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lyons Central School District scored proficient or above: 20-25% in reading and 10-16% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Lyons Central School District?
    80-84% of the 72 students in Lyons Central School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Lyons Central School District's NCES district ID?
    3618030. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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