North Country Leader

Lowville Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Lewis County schools, welcoming 618 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 91.7% of the Lowville Elementary School's total enrollment.

Among the 13 schools in Lewis County, Copenhagen Central School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 472 students, while South Lewis Elementary School welcomed 463 students and came in third in the 2022-23 school year.

Lowville Elementary School is part of Lowville Academy & Central School District, which roughly covers three schools within Lewis County and has a main office in Beaver Falls.

In the previous school year, Lowville Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Lewis County schools.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to improve students' school performance.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Lowville Elementary School	Lowville	618
Copenhagen Central School	Copenhagen	472
South Lewis Elementary School	Turin	463
Beaver River Elementary School	Beaver Falls	414
Lowville High School	Lowville	367
South Lewis Middle School	Turin	308
Lowville Middle School	Lowville	297
South Lewis High School	Turin	272
Beaver River Senior High School	Beaver Falls	266
Beaver River Middle School	Beaver Falls	192
Harrisville Elementary School	Harrisville	172
Harrisville Junior-Senior High School	Harrisville	158
West Leyden Elementary School	West Leyden	123