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Peru, NY
Public School Ratings




Peru Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Peru Central School District details

Peru Central School District
17 School St
Peru, NY 12972

1,815 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Peru Central School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.6% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
52%
46%
51%
47%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Peru Elementary School
116 Pleasant St
Peru, NY, 12972
PK-05
Peru High School
17 School St
Peru, NY, 12972
09-12
Peru Middle School
17 School St
Peru, NY, 12972
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.7% 41.4%
Black 0.8% 16.1%
Hispanic 2.2% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 10.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.2% 54.7%
Free lunch eligible 45.0% 52.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.2% 2.4%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,812 $30,513,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $1,871,000 3.4%
Staff $690 $1,253,000 2.3%
General Administration $1,092 $1,982,000 3.6%
School Administration $1,095 $1,988,000 3.6%
Operation $1,637 $2,972,000 5.4%
Transportation $2,268 $4,116,000 7.4%
Other $629 $1,142,000 2.1%
Total Support $8,443 $15,324,000 27.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,220 $9,475,000 17.1%
Total Expenditures $30,475 $55,312,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,896 $50,406,243,000 56.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $809 $2,049,610,000 2.3%
Staff $1,397 $3,539,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $417 $1,057,675,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,199 $3,036,934,000 3.4%
Operation $2,479 $6,281,335,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,691 $4,284,036,000 4.8%
Other $992 $2,514,157,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,985 $22,763,242,000 25.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,238 $15,804,476,000 17.8%
Total Expenditures $35,120 $88,973,961,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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