Canastota Central School District
Serves Lenox, Canastota, Lincoln and Wampsville, and parts of Sullivan, Fenner and Smithfield.
Lenox’s School Grade C better than 34% of New York school districts
What stands out about Canastota Central School District
- Its letter, C: results better than 34% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 19 pts below the state
- Spends 19% less per student than the NY average
- 11 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.3% since 2020–21
- Debt of $26.4M, about $22,304 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C: better than 34% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Lenox. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NY
2021–22 · class of 202387% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 6.3% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.