Lyme Consolidated School is for grades Pre-K through 5, Mile Creek School is for grades K through 5, Center School is for Pre-K the rest of the building is being used for office space, Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School is for grades 6 through 8, and Lyme-Old Lyme High School is for grades 9 through 12. Regional School District 18 has a 13:1 student to faculty ratio, and spent $17,454 per pupil in the 2007–2008 school year. The district's girls' soccer and boys' basketball teams won the Shoreline Conference Championship during the 2010–2011 school year. Old Lyme also has a number of students who travel to private schools, including nearby parochial schools such as Xavier High School, Mercy High School, and Saint Bernard School, and some students who go to college preparatory schools such as The Williams School in New London. Founded in 1976 by Elisabeth Gordon Chandler as a figurative art academy for the teaching of sculpture, drawing, illustration and painting, the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the disciplines of painting and sculpture. The college also offers a post-baccalaureate and a three-year certificate program. It is known for its focus on teaching techniques and the history and tradition of representational art, centered on the study of nature and the figure. According to "The New York Times", "many in the art world believe [Lyme Academy] has contributed to a renaissance of representational art." The Estuary Transit District provides public transportation throughout Old Lyme and the surrounding towns through its 9 Town Transit Service. Services include connections to the Old Saybrook Train Station, served by Amtrak and Shore Line East railroads, as well as the New London Transportation Center, served by train and ferry service.