LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL

LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school of low-enrollment scale in CHAUMONT, New York, part of LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 335 students in grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 38% leaner than typical.

LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL sits inside LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.7:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.8%, the actual is 55.3%, a residual of -1.5 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,301, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of 39 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 16,789 students).

The closest other public school is DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 6.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 65.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 349 (now 335). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 96% to 89%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.