Marathon Central School District

Public Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Virgil, Marathon, Harford, Marathon, Freetown and Lapeer, and parts of Lisle, Cincinnatus, Richford and Willet.

At a glance

673Students enrolled

2Schools

6Towns served

$27,143Spent per student

10:1Student–teacher ratio

51%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

VirgilMarathonHarfordMarathonFreetownLapeer

Grades PK–6

FRANKLYN S BARRY PRIMARY SCHOOL or WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressCortland City School District

Grades 6

WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or FE SMITH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL or CORTLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL or MARATHON HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressCortland City School District

Grades PK–6

WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL378 students · MarathonThis district

Grades 7–12

MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL295 students · MarathonThis district

Grades PK–6

4 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listDryden Central School District

Grades 7–12

MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL or DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL or MARATHON HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressDryden Central School District

Grades PK–6

WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL378 students · MarathonThis district

Grades 7–12

MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL295 students · MarathonThis district

Grades PK–6

WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL378 students · MarathonThis district

Grades 7–12

MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL295 students · MarathonThis district

Grades PK–6

WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL378 students · MarathonThis district

Grades 7–12

MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL295 students · MarathonThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NY

Math proficiency42%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts51%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)84%

State average 83.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$27,143

per student each year · 22% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction67%

Support & administration30%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)19%

State71%

Federal10%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

637’20

718’21

721’22

723’23

673’24

Students

White · 98%658

Hispanic · 1%7

Black · 1%6

Asian · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Virgil2,525 people · Grades PK–6 at FRANKLYN S BARRY PRIMARY SCHOOL or WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Marathon2,042 people

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Harford980 people · Grades PK–6 at DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and others

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Marathon952 people

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Freetown911 people

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Lapeer718 people

Also covers small parts of Lisle, Cincinnatus, Richford and Willet.

Schools2 in district

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WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 378 students · Marathon

C+Public 🏫

MARATHON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 7–12 · 295 students · Marathon

CPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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McGraw Central School DistrictCortlandville · Solon · $28,648 per student

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Whitney Point Central School DistrictNanticoke · Triangle · $28,131 per student

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Cincinnatus Central School DistrictGerman · Taylor · $32,566 per student

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Homer Central School DistrictCortlandville · $25,166 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.