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Piscataquis County’s schools student body comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year

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ME Commissioner of Education Pender Makin 2023 | Maine Department of Education

ME Commissioner of Education Pender Makin 2023 | Maine Department of Education

The majority of students in Piscataquis County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Maine Department of Education.

Of the 2,277 students attending Piscataquis County schools, 94.5% were white.

Multiracial students were the second largest ethnic group among Piscataquis County students (3.1%).

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Piscataquis County, representing 94.1% of the student body.

Penquis Valley Middle/High School had the most diverse student body in Piscataquis County, which included white, multiracial, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, and African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 2.1% when compared to the previous year.

Recent data from Maine's public schools for the 2023-2024 school year reveal a noticeable growth in Hispanic, Black and multiracial enrollment over the past decade. While over 85% of students still identify as white, this shows a slow but steady increase in diversity within the state schools.

Despite these shifts, Maine's public school enrollment remains about 4% below pre-pandemic levels, despite a slight rebound from the sharp drop during the 2020-21 school year. The decline is partly due to an increase in homeschooling and more students completing high school early through college courses and adult education.

A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Education also mentioned in an interview with Maine Public some other pandemic-related factors persist, with "some parents choosing not to enroll younger children in school and older students who took on jobs to support their families during the pandemic and who are still counted on to provide that support."

Ethnicities in Piscataquis County in 2022-23 School Year
White [94.5%]Ethnicities <5% [5.5%]
Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Piscataquis County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
SchoolMost Prevalent EthnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Students
Brownville Elementary SchoolWhite97.8%89
Piscataquis Community Elementary SchoolWhite97%266
Milo Elementary SchoolWhite96.8%154
Piscataquis Community Secondary SchoolWhite96.5%228
Foxcroft AcademyWhite96.2%343
Greenville Consolidated SchoolWhite94.5%183
Se Do Mo Cha Elementary SchoolWhite93.4%366
Penquis Valley Middle/High SchoolWhite91.6%357
Se Do Mo Cha Middle SchoolWhite91.4%291

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