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Lehman Alternative Community School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
111 Chestnut St
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone
(607) 274-2183
District
ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
TOMPKINS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
271
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.0% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Lehman Alternative Community School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
45%
47%
61%
46%
29%
48%
45%
47%
61%
46%
29%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
50%
64%
48%
48%
52%
56%
50%
64%
48%
48%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
59%
47%
74%
55%
43%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 43 15.9%
Grade 7 43 15.9%
Grade 8 43 15.9%
Grade 9 42 15.5%
Grade 10 35 12.9%
Grade 11 34 12.5%
Grade 12 30 11.1%
Total 271 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.2% 70.1% 42.2%
Black 2.1% 7.9% 16.4%
Hispanic 7.7% 10.7% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.6% 10.9% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 32.1% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 29.5% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 2.5% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 68,261 19,571,216
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 438.9 413
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.6% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.9% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 42.9% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 16.9% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 14.7% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 28,402 7,668,956
Single Parent Households With Children 4.6% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.5% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 71.0% 39.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.4% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.5% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.2% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.2% 13.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.3% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.8% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 14.6% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,204 $82,687,000 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,408 $7,184,000 4.8%
Staff $832 $4,248,000 2.8%
General Administration $688 $3,509,000 2.4%
School Administration $1,448 $7,390,000 5.0%
Operation $1,799 $9,182,000 6.2%
Transportation $1,832 $9,349,000 6.3%
Other $1,433 $7,312,000 4.9%
Total Support $9,440 $48,174,000 32.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,578 $18,258,000 12.2%
Total Expenditures $29,222 $149,119,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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