Lancaster Central School District
A public school district in Lancaster, New York, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,434
- Students enrolled
- 438.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 872.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,088
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,434 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,764th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 63rd of 1,040 in New York. Larger than 90% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,088 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 70% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Lancaster Central School District spent $19,088 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,603 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $19,088 | $104.2 million | 5,459 |
| FY2022 | $18,668 | $101.8 million | 5,451 |
| FY2021 | $17,067 | $94.4 million | 5,529 |
| FY2020 | $15,483 | $88.6 million | 5,721 |
| FY2019 | $16,011 | $91.4 million | 5,708 |
| FY2018 | $15,379 | $88.0 million | 5,724 |
| FY2017 | $14,861 | $85.1 million | 5,724 |
| FY2016 | $14,477 | $83.4 million | 5,764 |
| FY2015 | $14,037 | $81.7 million | 5,820 |
| FY2014 | $13,859 | $80.2 million | 5,789 |
| FY2013 | $13,380 | $78.2 million | 5,843 |
| FY2012 | $12,618 | $75.6 million | 5,990 |
| FY2011 | $12,154 | $74.2 million | 6,108 |
| FY2010 | $11,910 | $74.6 million | 6,263 |
| FY2009 | $11,397 | $71.2 million | 6,248 |
| FY2008 | $11,322 | $70.6 million | 6,232 |
| FY2007 | $10,518 | $65.7 million | 6,247 |
| FY2006 | $10,021 | $63.1 million | 6,297 |
| FY2005 | $9,603 | $60.0 million | 6,246 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.3 million | 7.1% |
| State | $52.3 million | 39.9% |
| Local | $69.6 million | 53.0% |
| Total | $131.2 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Como Park Elementary School | 352 |
| Court Street Elementary School | 285 |
| Hillview Elementary School | 451 |
| John a Sciole Elementary School | 401 |
| Lancaster High School | 1,682 |
| Lancaster Middle School | 876 |
| William Street School | 1,274 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3616680
Elsewhere
- Public schools in New York — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in New York — A to Z, each with its page.
- New York on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved