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Lackawanna City School District
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,150 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Lackawanna City School District is a school district in New York (Erie County). During the 2024 school year, 2,150 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Lackawanna City School Board At-large

General election

General election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Shokey Albaneh, incumbent Michael Algawani, and incumbent Zennat Habir won election in the general election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large on May 20, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Shokey Albaneh (Nonpartisan)	33.8	442
✔	Submit photo	Michael Algawani (Nonpartisan)	33.3	436
✔	Submit photo	Zennat Habir (Nonpartisan)	32.9	431

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,309
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Lackawanna City School Board At-large

General election

General election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Azaldeen Mohamed, incumbent Mohamed Munassar, and incumbent Kimberly Bukaty defeated Brian Murphy and Andrea Haxton in the general election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Azaldeen Mohamed (Nonpartisan)	26.5	1,209
✔	Submit photo	Mohamed Munassar (Nonpartisan)	24.9	1,138
✔	Submit photo	Kimberly Bukaty (Nonpartisan)	21.9	1,000
	Submit photo	Brian Murphy (Nonpartisan)	15.5	707
	Submit photo	Andrea Haxton (Nonpartisan)	11.1	508

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,562
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Lackawanna City School Board At-large

General election

General election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mohammed Shawish (Nonpartisan)	28.1	1,034
✔	Submit photo	Anthony Catuzza (Nonpartisan)	19.5	717
	Submit photo	Leonard Kowalski (Nonpartisan)	19.3	711
	Submit photo	Thelma Glover (Nonpartisan)	13.1	483
	Submit photo	Raymond Braxton (Nonpartisan)	13.1	481
	Submit photo	Robert Kita (Nonpartisan)	6.9	252

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,678
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Lackawanna City School Board At-large

General election

General election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large (2 seats)

Michael Algawani and Shokey Albaneh defeated incumbent Nicholas M. Sobaszek in the general election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Algawani (Nonpartisan)	36.7	744
✔	Submit photo	Shokey Albaneh (Nonpartisan)	34.7	704
	Submit photo	Nicholas M. Sobaszek (Nonpartisan)	28.7	582

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 2,030
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Lackawanna City School Board At-large

General election

General election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large (4 seats)

Azaldeen Mohamed, incumbent Mohamed Munassar, incumbent Kimberly Bukaty, and incumbent Leonard Kowalski defeated Raymond Braxton in the general election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large on May 18, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Azaldeen Mohamed (Nonpartisan)	21.5	1,088
✔	Submit photo	Mohamed Munassar (Nonpartisan)	20.6	1,043
✔	Submit photo	Kimberly Bukaty (Nonpartisan)	20.5	1,039
✔	Submit photo	Leonard Kowalski (Nonpartisan)	20.0	1,016
	Submit photo	Raymond Braxton (Nonpartisan)	15.3	774
		Other/Write-in votes	2.2	109

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 5,069
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Lackawanna City School Board At-large

General election

General election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Anthony Catuzza and incumbent Nicholas Trifilo defeated Russell Barnes and Abrahm Ahmed in the general election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Anthony Catuzza (Nonpartisan)	38.9	1,875
✔	Submit photo	Nicholas Trifilo (Nonpartisan)	27.7	1,335
	Submit photo	Russell Barnes (Nonpartisan)	26.3	1,266
	Submit photo	Abrahm Ahmed (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	7.1	340

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,816
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Lackawanna City School Board At-large

General election

General election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Nicholas M. Sobaszek and incumbent Mona Abdulla won election in the general election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large on May 21, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nicholas M. Sobaszek (Nonpartisan)	57.4	483
✔	Submit photo	Mona Abdulla (Nonpartisan)	42.6	359

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 842
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Lackawanna City School Board At-large

General election

General election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Lackawanna City School Board At-large on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mark Kowalski (Nonpartisan)	23.0	1,178
✔	Submit photo	Leonard Kowalski (Nonpartisan)	21.9	1,122
✔	Submit photo	Mohamed Munassar (Nonpartisan)	21.3	1,092
	Submit photo	Raymond Braxton (Nonpartisan)	14.4	737
	Submit photo	Glenn Matthews (Nonpartisan)	10.0	514
	Submit photo	George Halsey (Nonpartisan)	9.4	481

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,124
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About the district

School board

The Lackawanna City School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Zennat Habir	At-large	2024	2028
Shokey Albaneh	At-large	2022	2028
Michael Algawani	At-large	2022	2028
Kimberly Bukaty	At-large	2021	2027
Azaldeen Mohamed	At-large	2021	2027
Mohamed Munassar	At-large	2018	2027
Mohammed Shawish	At-large	2023	2026

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Lackawanna City School District

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 142	Patrick Burke	Democratic Party	64%	8%
New York State Assembly District 149	Jonathan Rivera	Democratic Party	36%	1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$22,993,000	$11,791	27%
Local:	$13,467,000	$6,906	16%
State:	$49,066,000	$25,162	57%
Total:	$85,526,000	$43,859

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$60,977,000	$31,270
Total Current Expenditures:	$46,234,000	$23,709
Instructional Expenditures:	$31,769,000	$16,291	52%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,035,000	$1,043	3%
Administration:	$4,289,000	$2,199	7%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$8,141,000	$4,174	13%
Total Capital Outlay:	$638,000	$327
Construction:	$88,000	$45
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$147,000	$75
Interest on Debt:	$1,139,000	$584

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	19	<50	20-24	15-19	PS	21-39	20
2018-2019	29	<=20	20-24	20-24	PS	21-39	34
2017-2018	24	<=20	20-24	20-24	PS	21-39	26
2016-2017	27	40-59	20-24	15-19	PS	<50	30
2015-2016	30	<50	25-29	20-29	PS	PS	32
2014-2015	41	>=50	40-44	30-39	PS	PS	41
2013-2014	21	>=50	10-14	15-19	PS	PS	24
2012-2013	28	PS	20-24	15-19	PS		31
2011-2012	52	PS	35-39	30-34	PS	PS	57
2010-2011	50	PS	35-39	40-44	PS	PS	55

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	29	<50	25-29	35-39	PS	40-59	27
2018-2019	26	21-39	25-29	20-24	PS	<=20	28
2017-2018	26	<=20	20-24	20-24	PS	21-39	29
2016-2017	23	<=20	20-24	15-19	PS	<50	25
2015-2016	31	<50	30-34	15-19	PS	PS	33
2014-2015	28	>=50	30-34	15-19	PS	PS	28
2013-2014	17	>=50	10-14	10-14	PS	PS	20
2012-2013	29	PS	20-24	15-19	PS		33
2011-2012	44	PS	30-34	30-34	PS		48
2010-2011	42	PS	25-29	35-39	PS	PS	47

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	70-74	PS	50-59	60-79		PS	70-74
2018-2019	60-64	PS	60-79	40-59		PS	65-69
2017-2018	65-69	PS	40-59	<50	PS	PS	70-74
2016-2017	65-69		60-79	>=50		PS	75-79
2015-2016	70-74	PS	80-89	40-59	PS	PS	70-74
2014-2015	65-69	PS	60-69	40-59		PS	75-79
2013-2014	75-79	PS	70-79	>=50			80-84
2012-2013	60-64		40-49	>=50	PS	PS	70-74
2011-2012	65-69	PS	50-59	40-59	PS	PS	70-74
2010-2011	55-59	PS	40-49	40-59	PS		60-64

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	2,150	8.6
2022-2023	1,966	0.8
2021-2022	1,950	1.3
2020-2021	1,925	-2.6
2019-2020	1,975	-2.9
2018-2019	2,033	-2.4
2017-2018	2,081	3.7
2016-2017	2,003	11.5
2015-2016	1,772	-4.9
2014-2015	1,858	6.4
2013-2014	1,740	-2.2
2012-2013	1,778	-4.6
2011-2012	1,860	-3.4
2010-2011	1,923	-1.2
2009-2010	1,947	-0.6
2008-2009	1,959	-3.9
2007-2008	2,035	-0.8
2006-2007	2,052	0.2
2005-2006	2,048	4.2
2004-2005	1,963	-4.0
2003-2004	2,041	-2.6
2002-2003	2,095	-9.1
2001-2002	2,285	-1.7
2000-2001	2,324	-0.5
1999-2000	2,336	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Lackawanna City School District (%)	New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.4	0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	3.8	10.1
Black	13.1	15.5
Hispanic	15.5	30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	5.1	3.5
White	62.0	39.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Lackawanna City School District had 209.19 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.28.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	5.71
Kindergarten:	14.76
Elementary:	92.10
Secondary:	91.62
Total:	209.19

Lackawanna City School District employed 9.00 district administrators and 8.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	9.00
District Administrative Support:	31.00
School Administrators:	8.00
School Administrative Support:	0.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	52.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	4.80
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	31.00
Other Support Services:	28.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Lackawanna City School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Lackawanna High School	645	9-12
Lackawanna Middle School	440	6-8
Martin Road Elementary School	570	2-5
Truman Elementary School	406	PK-2

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