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C+

Marathon Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Virgil, Marathon, Marathon, Harford, Lapeer and Freetown, and parts of Lisle, Richford, Cincinnatus and Willet.

Virgil’s School Grade C better than 28% of New York school districts

Students
673
Schools
2
Spent per student
$27,143
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$10.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Marathon Central School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $10.8M, about $16,092 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CVirgil 2,375C+Marathon 1,960Marathon 874Harford 861Lapeer 785Freetown 755

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Virgil. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsCortland City School District
7–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 46.5% · 341 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 48.9% · 357 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.2% · 54 in the class

92% 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
$27,143 per student · 22% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 30%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 71%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
637’20
718’21
721’22
723’23
673’24

Up 5.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 98%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

William Appleby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Marathon
C+
378 students11:1
Marathon High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Marathon
C
295 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

McGraw Central School DistrictCortlandville, Solon
$28,648per student
Whitney Point Central School DistrictNanticoke, Triangle
$28,131per student
Cincinnatus Central School DistrictGerman, Taylor
$32,566per student
Cortland City School DistrictCortlandville
$25,949per 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.