Lansing Central School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Lansing and Lansing.

At a glance

1,118Students enrolled

3Schools

2Towns served

$29,296Spent per student

10:1Student–teacher ratio

28%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

LansingLansing

Grades PK–4

RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL392 students · LansingThis district

Grades 5–8

LANSING MIDDLE SCHOOL355 students · LansingThis district

Grades 9–12

LANSING HIGH SCHOOL371 students · LansingThis district

Grades PK–5

9 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–12

4 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listIthaca City School District

Grades 12

ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or LANSING HIGH SCHOOL or LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDepends on your addressIthaca City School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NY

Math proficiency53%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts62%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

State average 83.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$29,296

per student each year · 15% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction65%

Support & administration33%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)62%

State34%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,185’20

1,160’21

1,154’22

1,148’23

1,118’24

Students

White · 76%847

Two or more races · 11%127

Hispanic · 7%77

Asian · 4%41

Black · 2%22

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Lansing11,789 people

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Lansing3,876 people

Schools3 in district

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RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–4 · 392 students · Lansing

C+Public 📚

LANSING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 355 students · Lansing

B-Public 🏫

LANSING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 371 students · Lansing

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Dryden Central School DistrictDryden · $32,055 per student

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Trumansburg Central School DistrictCovert · Ulysses · $28,098 per student

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Groton Central School DistrictGroton · $29,581 per student

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Moravia Central School DistrictLocke · $28,240 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.