Mexico Central School District

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Scriba, Mexico, Palermo, New Haven and Mexico, and parts of Hastings, Richland and Volney.

At a glance

2,064Students enrolled

5Schools

5Towns served

$27,808Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

46%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

ScribaMexicoPalermoNew HavenMexico

Grades PK–6

8 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listOswego City School District

Grades 7–8

MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL or OSWEGO MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL or MEXICO HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressOswego City School District

Grades PK–4

MEXICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL362 students · MexicoThis district

Grades 5–8

MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL628 students · MexicoThis district

Grades 9–12

MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL619 students · MexicoThis district

Grades PK–4

PALERMO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL216 students · FultonThis district

Grades 5–8

MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL or EMERSON J DILLON MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL or JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–4

NEW HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL239 students · New HavenThis district

Grades 5–8

MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL628 students · MexicoThis district

Grades 9–12

MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL619 students · MexicoThis district

Grades PK–4

MEXICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or NEW HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or PALERMO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5–8

MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL628 students · MexicoThis district

Grades 9–12

MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL619 students · MexicoThis 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 proficiency33%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts42%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

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

$27,808

per student each year · 20% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction64%

Support & administration33%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)36%

State56%

Federal9%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,942’20

1,948’21

2,016’22

2,040’23

2,064’24

Students

White · 93%1,912

Two or more races · 4%75

Hispanic · 3%53

Black · 1%12

Asian · 0%6

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4

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

Towns served

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Scriba6,603 people · Grades PK–6 at MINETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or KINGSFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and others

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Mexico5,276 people

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Palermo3,456 people

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New Haven2,951 people

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Mexico2,241 people

Also covers small parts of Hastings, Richland and Volney.

Schools5 in district

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MEXICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–4 · 362 students · Mexico

DPublic 📚

NEW HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–4 · 239 students · New Haven

C-Public 📚

PALERMO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–4 · 216 students · Fulton

DPublic 📚

MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 628 students · Mexico

DPublic 🏫

MEXICO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 619 students · Mexico

APublic

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

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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.