Enrollment
335
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Chaumont, NY
Lyme Central School
Federal NCES profile for Lyme Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361788001604
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 33
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Lyme Central School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.
- 30
- Resource Index · Lower
- 10.5:1
- students per teacher
- 50.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 335
- students enrolled
Lyme Central School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Lyme Central School District · New York
NCES ID 361788001604 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
32.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.5:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-11% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
50.1%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-11% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Lyme Central School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Lyme Central School
Lyme Central School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Chaumont, New York, enrolling 335 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 50.1% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 335 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 4,801 scored New York schools.
Among 767 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New York schools statewide, it ranks #609, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 20/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 335 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Lyme Central School District operates only this one school, so Lyme Central School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Lyme Central School compares
Lyme Central School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New York | New York avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.5:1 | ▼ 11% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 50.1% | ▼ 11% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 335 | top 68% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
335
Bigger than 37% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
50.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 11% below the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher
- 11% below state mean
Top 37% in New York - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
42.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$23,397
per pupil, district-wide
- below New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 335 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 89.5%
Hispanic or Latino 3.9%
Two or More 3.9%
African American 2.4%
Asian 0.3%
Largest group: White at 89.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 19.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 19.5, Lyme Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lyme Central School District, which includes Lyme Central School.
$23,397
Per student
-11%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+41%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 45.3%
State 44.5%
Federal 10.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~335 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Lyme Central School
How many students attend Lyme Central School?
Lyme Central School has 335 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chaumont, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lyme Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Lyme Central School is 10.5:1, which is 11% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 33% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Lyme Central School?
50.1% of students at Lyme Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lyme Central School?
The largest demographic group at Lyme Central School is White at 89.5% of enrollment, in Chaumont, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lyme Central School?
Lyme Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Lyme Central School a good school?
Lyme Central School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Lyme Central School District?
None reported; Lyme Central School District operates only Lyme Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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