Peru Central School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Plattsburgh, Peru, Schuyler Falls and Au Sable, and parts of Black Brook.

At a glance

1,793Students enrolled

3Schools

4Towns served

$28,829Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

53%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

PeruSchuyler Falls

Grades PK–5

PERU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL832 students · PeruThis district

Grades 6–8

PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL406 students · PeruThis district

Grades 9–12

PERU HIGH SCHOOL555 students · PeruThis district

Grades PK–5

MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL358 students · MorrisonvilleSaranac Central School District

Grades 6–8

PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL or SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

PERU HIGH SCHOOL or SARANAC HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis 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 proficiency35%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts48%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

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

$28,829

per student each year · 17% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction66%

Support & administration32%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)34%

State58%

Federal8%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,841’20

1,840’21

1,860’22

1,787’23

1,793’24

Students

White · 92%1,643

Two or more races · 3%61

Hispanic · 2%43

Black · 1%22

Asian · 1%12

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4

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

Towns served

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Plattsburgh11,830 people

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Peru6,710 people

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Schuyler Falls4,851 people · Grades PK–5 at MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Au Sable3,156 people

Also covers small parts of Black Brook.

Schools3 in district

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PERU ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 832 students · Peru

C-Public 📚

PERU MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 406 students · Peru

C-Public 🏫

PERU HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 555 students · Peru

A-Public

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

Nearby districts

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AuSable Valley Central School DistrictChesterfield · Jay · Wilmington · $30,920 per student

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Grand Isle Supervisory UnionGrand Isle · South Hero

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South Hero School DistrictSouth Hero · $20,575 per student

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Beekmantown Central School DistrictBeekmantown · $26,655 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.