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Lyme Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Lyme and Chaumont, and parts of Brownville, Clayton and Cape Vincent.

Lyme’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of New York school districts

Students
335
Schools
1
Spent per student
$24,351
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lyme Central School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 30% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $3,134 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Lyme 2,199Chaumont 581

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lyme. Grade by grade →

PK–12Lyme Central SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 46.5% · 160 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 48.9% · 148 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.2% · 27 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

87% 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
$24,351 per student · 30% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 44%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
332’20
330’21
337’22
345’23
335’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%Black 2%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.

Lyme Central School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Chaumont
C+
335 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

General Brown Central School DistrictBrownville, Dexter, Glen Park
$18,581per student
La Fargeville Central School DistrictOrleans
$22,503per student
Sackets Harbor Central School DistrictHounsfield
$23,708per student
Indian River Central School DistrictPamelia
$27,042per 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.