North Country Leader

Lewis County enrolled 4,122 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Lewis County had the seventh lowest enrollment numbers among all counties in the state during the 2022-23 school year.

The number of students in the halls of Lewis County schools grew by 1.8% compared to the year before.

In the 2022-23 school year, 51.6% of students were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

Most of the students were white, representing 94.5% of the Lewis County student body.

Within Lewis County, Lowville Elementary School had the highest enrollment numbers in the school year, welcoming 618 students.

New York State has proposed a $45.8 billion education budget for 2025. This represents a $1.5 billion increase compared to the previous year. The most significant portion of this budget is allocated to schools, with a total of $35.3 billion proposed. The new budget aims to increase funds for Foundation Aid by $507 million, mainly driven by concerns over rising inflation in the U.S.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% Change From Previous School Year
Lowville Elementary School	629	618	-1.7%
Copenhagen Central School	477	472	-1%
South Lewis Elementary School	403	463	14.9%
Beaver River Elementary School	404	414	2.5%
Lowville High School	386	367	-4.9%
South Lewis Middle School	300	308	2.7%
Lowville Middle School	276	297	7.6%
South Lewis High School	256	272	6.3%
Beaver River Senior High School	253	266	5.1%
Beaver River Middle School	185	192	3.8%
Harrisville Elementary School	178	172	-3.4%
Harrisville Junior-Senior High School	170	158	-7.1%
West Leyden Elementary School	133	123	-7.5%