LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL

LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack senior high in LACKAWANNA, New York, operated by LACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 670 students in grades 9 through 12.

LACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,091 students. LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL reports that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 16% Black, 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the income-and-resources front, LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL records 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Erie County (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Erie County put median household earnings sit near $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Erie County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), of which LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is LACKAWANNA MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 30.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 15%: 581 students in 2018 compared to 670 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 67% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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