B+
Lakeland Central School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Cortlandt and Yorktown, and parts of Carmel, Putnam Valley and Philipstown.
Students
5,232
Schools
8
Spent per student
$31,865
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$11.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Lakeland Central School District
- School Grade B+: better than 73% of New York districts
- Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts above the state
- Spends 8% less per student than the NY average
- 11 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.2% since 2020
- Debt of $11.1M, about $2,123 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Viola.
PK–69 schoolsEast Ramapo Central School District
610 middle schoolsEast Ramapo Central School District
7–84 middle schoolsSuffern Central School District
9–123 high schoolsEast Ramapo Central School District
Test scores vs. NY
2020–21Math proficiency60%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 83.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$31,865 per student · 8% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 34%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 35%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
5,521’20
5,435’21
5,370’22
5,389’23
5,232’24
Down 5.2% since 2020.
Students
White 52%Hispanic 33%Black 7%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
Van Cortlandtville School
C+568 students11:1
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
B466 students11:1
George Washington Elementary School
B+411 students12:1
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
B+383 students13:1
Lincoln Titus Elementary School
B+374 students13:1
Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School
C+1,219 students10:1
Lakeland High School
A966 students12:1
Walter Panas High School
A845 students11:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.