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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 5,422 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Lakeland Central School District is a school district in New York (Westchester and Putnam counties). During the 2024 school year, 5,422 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

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

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About the district

School board

The Lakeland Central School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Adam Kaufman2028
Marianne Kolesar2028
Michael Marchese2028
Becky Burfeind2027
Michael Daly2027
Anna Massaro2027
Christopher Eustace2026
Donald Pinkowsky2026

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Lakeland Central School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 95Dana LevenbergDemocratic Party 74% 15%
New York State Assembly District 94Matthew SlaterRepublican Party 26% 3%

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.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $9,323,000 $1,701 5%
Local: $107,659,000 $19,646 61%
State: $59,031,000 $10,772 34%
Total: $176,013,000 $32,119
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $178,381,000 $32,551
Total Current Expenditures: $160,994,000 $29,378
Instructional Expenditures: $105,850,000 $19,315 59%
Student and Staff Support: $16,599,000 $3,029 9%
Administration: $13,676,000 $2,495 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $24,869,000 $4,538 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $13,688,000 $2,497
Construction: $11,876,000 $2,167
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $61,000 $11
Interest on Debt: $774,000 $141

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."[2]

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 (%)
2021-2022 61 70-74 50-54 48 PS 60-69 67
2020-2021 60 75-79 50-54 49 >=50 50-59 65
2018-2019 71 85-89 55-59 57 PS 60-69 77
2017-2018 71 80-84 50-54 57 PS 60-69 76
2016-2017 70 85-89 45-49 56 PS 60-79 75
2015-2016 67 85-89 45-49 50 PS 60-79 71
2014-2015 64 75-79 50-54 45 PS 60-79 68
2013-2014 51 75-79 30-34 36 PS 40-59 54
2012-2013 48 65-69 30-34 42 40-59 49
2011-2012 80 90-94 65-69 70 PS >=50 82
2010-2011 75 90-94 60-64 66 >=50 >=50 77

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 (%)
2021-2022 58 70-74 50-54 46 PS 50-59 64
2020-2021 70 80-84 60-64 58 PS 60-69 75
2018-2019 66 75-79 55-59 51 PS 60-69 70
2017-2018 67 80-84 50-54 56 PS 70-79 70
2016-2017 66 85-89 50-54 52 PS 60-79 69
2015-2016 66 80-84 50-54 52 PS 60-79 69
2014-2015 56 70-74 45-49 40 PS 60-79 59
2013-2014 49 65-69 40-44 38 PS 21-39 51
2012-2013 56 65-69 40-44 47 40-59 58
2011-2012 77 85-89 65-69 68 PS >=50 79
2010-2011 72 80-84 60-64 61 <50 >=50 74

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 (%)
2021-2022 95 >=90 >=90 90-94 PS 95
2020-2021 92 >=80 >=90 85-89 PS 90-94
2019-2020 94 >=90 80-89 85-89 PS 96
2018-2019 95 >=80 >=80 90-94 PS 96
2017-2018 94 >=80 >=90 90-94 PS 95
2016-2017 95 >=80 >=80 85-89 PS 96
2015-2016 95 >=80 >=90 85-89 97
2014-2015 95 >=80 >=90 90-94 96
2013-2014 95 >=50 >=90 85-89 PS 96
2012-2013 94 >=80 80-89 85-89 97
2011-2012 95 >=80 >=90 90-94 95
2010-2011 95 >=80 >=90 80-84 96

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 5,422 0.1
2022-2023 5,418 -1.1
2021-2022 5,480 -1.8
2020-2021 5,579 -0.8
2019-2020 5,625 -0.7
2018-2019 5,665 -0.8
2017-2018 5,712 -0.3
2016-2017 5,728 -0.9
2015-2016 5,778 -2.1
2014-2015 5,900 -2.3
2013-2014 6,036 -1.7
2012-2013 6,136 0.3
2011-2012 6,119 -4.1
2010-2011 6,371 -1.1
2009-2010 6,439 -0.3
2008-2009 6,461 1.2
2007-2008 6,382 1.0
2006-2007 6,315 2.0
2005-2006 6,190 0.5
2004-2005 6,159 0.3
2003-2004 6,139 -1.6
2002-2003 6,239 0.6
2001-2002 6,200 -0.6
2000-2001 6,237 -2.2
1999-2000 6,372 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Lakeland Central School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.8 10.1
Black 7.0 15.5
Hispanic 31.5 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 3.0 3.5
White 53.2 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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Lakeland Central School District had 479.99 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.3.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 25.37
Elementary: 221.46
Secondary: 229.97
Total: 479.99

Lakeland Central School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 22.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 80.00
School Administrators: 22.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 113.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 16.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 23.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.19
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 43.60
Other Support Services: 293.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Lakeland Central School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School473KG-5
George Washington Elementary School432KG-5
Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School1,1946-8
Lakeland High School9539-12
Lincoln Titus Elementary School446PK-6
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School397KG-5
Van Cortlandtville School578KG-5
Walter Panas High School9169-12


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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