Panama Central School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Harmony, North Harmony and Panama, and parts of Busti and Sherman.

At a glance

402Students enrolled

2Schools

3Towns served

$30,546Spent per student

8:1Student–teacher ratio

41%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

HarmonyPanama

Grades PK–6

PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL213 students · PanamaThis district

Grades 7–12

PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL189 students · PanamaThis district

Grades PK–6

PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL213 students · PanamaThis district

Grades 7–12

PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL189 students · PanamaThis 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 proficiency61%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts62%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)95%

State average 83.5% · reported as a range, 90–100% (a small group)

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

Where the money goes

$30,546

per student each year · 12% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration35%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)22%

State68%

Federal10%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

436’20

447’21

439’22

414’23

402’24

Students

White · 92%371

Hispanic · 3%14

Two or more races · 3%14

Black · 0%1

Asian · 0%1

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Harmony2,344 people

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North Harmony1,881 people

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Panama451 people

Also covers small parts of Busti and Sherman.

Schools2 in district

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PANAMA K-6 SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 213 students · Panama

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PANAMA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 7–12 · 189 students · Panama

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

Nearby districts

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Clymer Central School DistrictClymer · Mina · $30,482 per student

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Chautauqua Lake Central School DistrictChautauqua · $26,030 per student

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Jamestown City School DistrictJamestown · Kiantone · $22,253 per student

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Sherman Central School DistrictMina · Westfield · $27,639 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.