📍 2851 State Rte 370, Cato, Cayuga County, 13033
Cato-meridian Junior-senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cato, Cayuga County. The school has 378 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cato-Meridian Central School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cato-meridian Junior-senior High School enrolls 378 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.7% Two or more races and 2.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 351 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 378 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 162 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cato-meridian Junior-senior High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 130.
Cato-meridian Junior-senior High School is one of 2 schools in CATO-MERIDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in CATO, New York. The district serves 859 students district-wide and employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 378 students, Cato-meridian Junior-senior High School is close to the district average of about 430 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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