Lackawanna City School District
Lackawanna City School District is a public school district based in Lackawanna, New York, serving 2,186 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #216 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 47% of them. Its schools average 546 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Nadia Nashir. It spends about $22,265 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% less than the New York median. It has roughly 10.4 students per teacher.
How Lackawanna City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Lackawanna City | New York median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $22,265 | $23,514 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $14,497 | $15,327 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $60.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $64.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 210 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 400 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 10.4 | 11.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 219 | 284 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New York median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Nadia Nashir
Source: New York State Education Department, SEDREF, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
In the news
0 stories matchedWe haven't matched any stories to Lackawanna City School District yet. Recent New York coverage is on the New York page.
Peer districts in New York
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford Union Free School DistrictSeaford | 2,210 | 4 | $29,534 | 9.9 | #214 |
| Lawrence Union Free School DistrictCedarhurst | 2,192 | 5 | $52,207 | 12.9 | #215 |
| Lackawanna City School DistrictLackawanna · this district | 2,186 | 4 | $22,265 | 10.4 | #216 |
| Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School DistrictYorkshire | 2,170 | 4 | $20,376 | 9.4 | #217 |
| Scotia-Glenville Central School DistrictScotia | 2,159 | 6 | $21,451 | 10.9 | #218 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Valley UnifiedYermo, CA | 2,188 | $17,879 | 18.5 |
| Harrisonville R-IXHarrisonville, MO | 2,187 | $10,857 | 13.3 |
| Central Regional School DistrictBayville, NJ | 2,187 | $18,432 | 12.3 |
| Norton CityNorton, OH | 2,185 | $10,513 | 15.9 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ny-lackawanna-city-school-district