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C+

Lisbon Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Lisbon, and parts of Ogdensburg and Madrid.

Lisbon’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of New York school districts

Students
540
Schools
1
Spent per student
$29,378
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$8.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lisbon Central School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of New York districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $8.5M, about $15,713 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Lisbon 4,258

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lisbon. Grade by grade →

PK–12Lisbon Central SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 46.5% · 269 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 48.9% · 252 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.2% · 47 in the class

94% 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 2024
$29,378 per student · 15% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 70%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
583’20
573’21
561’22
546’23
540’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Hispanic 1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Lisbon Central School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Lisbon
C
540 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Heuvelton Central School DistrictOswegatchie
$29,807per student
Madrid-Waddington Central School DistrictWaddington
$27,730per student
Morristown Central School DistrictOswegatchie
$34,003per student
Ogdensburg City School DistrictOswegatchie
$34,432per student

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.