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Lyons Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Lyons, and parts of Arcadia, Sodus, Phelps, Galen and Junius.

Lyons’ School Grade D better than 8% of New York school districts

Students
917
Schools
3
Spent per student
$32,096
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$7.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lyons Central School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.4M, about $8,015 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 8% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lyons. Grade by grade →

PK–6Lyons Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Lyons Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Lyons Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 46.5% · 443 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 48.9% · 394 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 87.2% · 72 in the class

89% 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
$32,096 per student · 7% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 30%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 64%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
871’20
842’21
875’22
871’23
917’24

Up 5.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Two or more races 16%Black 9%Hispanic 7%

Schools in the district

3 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.