Ithaca City School District
Public
Regional · 7 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Ithaca, Ithaca, Cayuga Heights, Lansing, Danby, Enfield and Caroline, and parts of Dryden, Lansing, Ulysses and Richford.
At a glance
4,988Students enrolled
12Schools
7Towns served
$29,527Spent per student
10:1Student–teacher ratio
33%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 12
ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–12
DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL or BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL or LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–5
9 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listLansing Central School DistrictGrades 12
ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or LANSING HIGH SCHOOL or LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL or SPENCER-VAN ETTEN HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or CHARLES O DICKERSON HIGH SCHOOL or LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–12
DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL or BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL or LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtBased 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 proficiency57%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts71%
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
$29,527
per student each year · 15% below the NY average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
4,928’20
4,863’21
4,969’22
4,972’23
4,988’24
Students
White · 61%3,039
Two or more races · 11%563
Asian · 10%508
Hispanic · 10%479
Black · 7%348
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%14
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Ithaca32,814 people
Ithaca20,968 people
Cayuga Heights4,000 people
Lansing3,876 people · Grades PK–5 at RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or SOUTH HILL SCHOOL and others
Danby3,359 people
Enfield3,310 people
Caroline3,280 people
Also covers small parts of Dryden, Lansing, Ulysses and Richford.
Schools12 in district
SOUTH HILL SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 363 students · Ithaca
BPublicBELLE SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 347 students · Ithaca
B-PublicNORTHEAST SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 347 students · Ithaca
B+PublicCAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 273 students · Slaterville Springs
C+PublicCAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 270 students · Ithaca
BPublicBEVERLY J MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 258 students · Ithaca
DPublicFALL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 217 students · Ithaca
C+PublicENFIELD SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 165 students · Ithaca
DPublicDEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 559 students · Ithaca
B-PublicBOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 513 students · Ithaca
C+PublicITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,411 students · Ithaca
A+PublicLEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLHigh · Grades 6–12 · 265 students · Ithaca
BPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
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.