📍 17 School St, Peru, Clinton County, 12972
Peru Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Peru, Clinton County. The school has 427 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Peru Central School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peru Middle School enrolls 427 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.8% Two or more races and 1.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 400 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
178 of the school's 427 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Peru Middle 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 45, state house district 115.
Peru Middle School is one of 3 schools in PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in PERU, New York. The district serves 1,807 students district-wide and employs 179 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 427 students, Peru Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant