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Palmyra-Macedon Central School District
Simply Exceptional
- Dedicated staff
- High level of parent and community support
- High Achieving
- Effective Board governance
- Fiscally disciplined
Dedicated Staff
- 421 employees: 52% teaching staff, 43% support staff, 5% administrative staff
- 164 teachers have Master’s Degrees, 5 teachers have begun the process to obtain National Board Certification
- Average Number of Years Teaching Experience: 9
- Average Teacher Salary: $47,411
High Level of Parent and Community Support
- Parent Teacher Organizations contribute over $20,000 annually, along with countless volunteer hours, to support and enrich the educational experience of all students
- Over $850,000 has been raised and over 1,100 scholarships have been awarded by Dollars for Scholars since its inception in 1988
High Achieving District
- Pal-Mac High School named to Newsweek's Top of the Class List (Top 6% of High Schools in the Nation) 2008, 2009, 2010
- Palmyra Elementary and Macedon Elementary were both named High Achieving Schools by the NYSED
- Diplomas Granted in 2008
- International Baccalaureate: 5
- Advanced Designation Regents with Honors: 16
- Advanced Designation Regents: 60
- Regents with Honors: 3
- Regents: 73
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Link to the 2006-07 Palmyra-Macedon Central School District Report Card
Effective Board Governance
- Nine member Board of Education focused on policy
- Establish District Goals and Benchmarks for continued improvement
- Commitment to Small Class Sizes
- Grades K-5: 17-19
- Grades 6-8: 17-20
- Grades 9-12: 18-22
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Fiscally-Disciplined
- $33,340,000 operating budget for 2008-09
- Revenues: 45% State Aid, 55% local contributions
- Expenditures: 74% Program, 10% Administrative, 16% Capital
- Tax bill ($100,000 home): $1708
- Total Student Enrollment: 2,119
