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C−

Cairo-Durham Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Cairo and Durham, and parts of Coxsackie, Athens, Greenville, Rensselaerville and Conesville.

Cairo’s School Grade C− better than 16% of New York school districts

Students
1,037
Schools
3
Spent per student
$29,830
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$23.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cairo-Durham Central School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 16% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the NY average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $23.3M, about $22,444 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 16% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cairo. Grade by grade →

6–8Cairo-Durham Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Cairo-Durham High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 46.5% · 478 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 48.9% · 453 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 87.2% · 87 in the class

83% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$29,830 per student · 14% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 35%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 48%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,107’20
1,045’21
1,020’22
1,027’23
1,037’24

Down 6.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 4%Black 1%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.