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Schools in Exeter

Exeter’s public schools

Richfield Springs Central School District and Mount Markham Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Exeter. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.2K
▼ 21% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Mount Markham Central
Students per teacher
9.9
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
885 students on the public path
In brief

Exeter’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Exeter’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Mount Markham Elementary School places highest (better than 45%); Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Exeter, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Richfield Springs Central School District.

Two districts serve Exeter

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Richfield Springs Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 420 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,370NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Mount Markham Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,032 students · 10.5 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,244NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Richfield Springs Central School District45%
State average 48.9% · 211 students tested
Math · PK–12, Richfield Springs Central School District46%
State average 46.5% · 206 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mount Markham Central School District44%
State average 48.9% · 503 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mount Markham Central School District41%
State average 46.5% · 490 students tested

Exeter vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Exeter’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Exeter—Richfield Springs Central PK–12 · Mount Markham Central PK–12
OtsegoBCooperstown Central
Plainfield—Mount Markham Central
RichfieldB−Richfield Springs Central PK–12 · Mount Markham Central PK–12
BurlingtonB+Edmeston Central

2 of the 4 neighbors share Mount Markham Central with Exeter for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Exeter

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Exeterin other towns
Mount Markham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · West Winfield
B−
465 students14:1Rate it →
Richfield Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Richfield Springs
C+
231 students9:1Rate it →
Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School
Grades PK–12 · Richfield Springs
C+
189 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Exeter’s schools

Are Exeter’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Exeter. Richfield Springs Central School District and Mount Markham Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Exeter. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Exeter in?

Richfield Springs Central School District and Mount Markham Central School District.

Where do Exeter kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Mount Markham Elementary School, Richfield Springs Elementary School and Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.