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Lancaster, NY
Public School Ratings




Lancaster Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lancaster Central School District details

Lancaster Central School District
177 Central Ave
Lancaster, NY 14086

5,451 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Lancaster Central School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.6% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
45%
58%
51%
48%
39%
53%
45%
58%
51%
48%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Como Park Elementary School
1985 Como Park Blvd
Lancaster, NY, 14086
KG-03
Court Street Elementary School
91 Court St
Lancaster, NY, 14086
KG-03
Hillview Elementary School
11 Pleasantview Dr
Lancaster, NY, 14086
KG-03
John A Sciole Elementary School
86 Alys Dr E
Depew, NY, 14043
KG-03
Lancaster High School
1 Forton Dr
Lancaster, NY, 14086
09-12
Lancaster Middle School
148 Aurora St
Lancaster, NY, 14086
07-08
William Street School
5201 William St
Lancaster, NY, 14086
04-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.2% 42.7%
Black 1.4% 16.7%
Hispanic 3.3% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.3% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 19.8% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,991 $56,239,339 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $788 $4,435,652 4.1%
Staff $843 $4,745,247 4.3%
General Administration $300 $1,688,700 1.5%
School Administration $641 $3,608,189 3.3%
Operation $1,349 $7,593,521 7.0%
Transportation $1,097 $6,175,013 5.7%
Other $443 $2,493,647 2.3%
Total Support $5,461 $30,739,969 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,941 $22,183,889 20.3%
Total Expenditures $19,392 $109,157,568 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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