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C

Mexico Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Scriba, Mexico, Palermo, New Haven and Mexico, and parts of Hastings, Richland and Volney.

Scriba’s School Grade C better than 26% of New York school districts

Students
2,064
Schools
5
Spent per student
$27,808
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$21.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mexico Central School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Spends 20% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $21.3M, about $10,296 per student
  • Only 75% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CScriba 6,628CMexico 5,357CPalermo 3,437CNew Haven 3,005CMexico 1,553

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Scriba. Grade by grade →

PK–68 schoolsOswego City School District
7–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsOswego City School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 46.5% · 787 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 48.9% · 744 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 149 in the class

75% 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
$27,808 per student · 20% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 56%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,942’20
1,948’21
2,016’22
2,040’23
2,064’24

Up 6.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Mexico Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mexico
D
362 students11:1
New Haven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · New Haven
C−
239 students12:1
Palermo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fulton
D
216 students12:1
Mexico Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mexico
D
628 students10:1
Mexico High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mexico
A
619 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School DistrictAlbion, Orwell, Parish
$33,522per student
Phoenix Central School DistrictGranby, Schroeppel
$26,640per student
Oswego City School DistrictMinetto, Oswego
$28,969per student
Fulton City School DistrictFulton, Granby
$28,926per student

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.