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Penobscot County: 19,234 students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

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Penobscot County schools welcomed 19,234 students in the 2023-24 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Maine Department of Education.

Penobscot County had the third most enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, 51.6% of the students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year were white, representing 88.3% of the Penobscot County student body.

Within the county, Bangor High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,037 students.

While Maine's public school enrollment has slightly rebounded from the sharp drop during the 2020-21 school year, it remains about 4% below pre-pandemic levels. The decline is partly due to an increase in homeschooling and more students completing high school early through college courses and adult education.

"Adult education enrollment is up, providing high school completion and job training programs to meet individual needs," said a spokesman for the Maine Department of Education in an interview with Maine Public. Additionally, some 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."

As of 2024, the average student-to-teacher ratio in public schools in Maine is 11:1, much lower than the national average of one teacher for every 15 students.

Enrollment in Penobscot County Over 7 Years
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Enrollment in Penobscot County Schools Compared to Previous Year

School NameTotal Enrollment in 2022-23Total Enrollment in 2023-24% Change
Abraham Lincoln School16418311.6%
Alton Elementary School8157-29.6%
Asa C. Adams School3063214.9%
Bangor High School1,0711,037-3.2%
Brewer Community School884864-2.3%
Brewer High School715678-5.2%
Caravel Middle School1982137.6%
Carmel Elementary School166157-5.4%
Center Drive School366351-4.1%
Central Community Elementary School502483-3.8%
Central High School304300-1.3%
Central Middle School232222-4.3%
Dexter Regional High School2532634%
Downeast School307295-3.9%
Dr. Lewis S. Libby School279275-1.4%
Earl C. McGraw School291286-1.7%
Eddington School135123-8.9%
Ella P. Burr School3083307.1%
Enfield Station Elementary School216203-6%
Etna-Dixmont School188186-1.1%
Fairmount School2412451.7%
Fourteenth Street School160155-3.1%
Fruit Street School333322-3.3%
George B. Weatherbee School288268-6.9%
Glenburn Elementary School3873880.3%
Granite Street School217202-6.9%
Hampden Academy781736-5.8%
Helen S. Dunn Elementary School144138-4.2%
Hermon High School555542-2.3%
Hermon Middle School321316-1.6%
Hichborn Middle School88958%
Holbrook School189170-10.1%
Holden School12614313.5%
James F. Doughty School363343-5.5%
Katahdin Elementary School147132-10.2%
Katahdin Middle/High School144131-9%
Kingman Elementary School14157.1%
Lee/Winn School9484-10.6%
Leonard Middle School302281-7%
Mary Snow School23125510.4%
Mattanawcook Academy285277-2.8%
Mattanawcook Junior High School3183221.3%
Medway Middle School1101176.4%
Mt. Jefferson Junior High School7574-1.3%
Newburgh Elementary School49514.1%
Nokomis Regional High School622602-3.2%
Nokomis Regional Middle School541512-5.4%
Old Town Elementary School41947012.2%
Old Town High School520518-0.4%
Opal Myrick Elementary School145138-4.8%
Orono High School373360-3.5%
Orono Middle School146142-2.7%
Patricia A. Duran School477458-4%
Penobscot Valley High School125122-2.4%
Reeds Brook Middle School338336-0.6%
Ridge View Community School587546-7%
Schenck High School931018.6%
Sebasticook Valley Elementary School3303361.8%
Stearns Junior-Senior High School2122266.6%
Suzanne M. Smith Elementary School2142160.9%
Veazie Community School165157-4.8%
Vine Street School191190-0.5%
William S. Cohen School3643660.5%
John Bapst Memorial High School4224475.9%
Lee Academy1121120%
Indian Island School83908.4%
Indian Township School1241240%
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ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Old Town High SchoolDexter Regional High SchoolBrewer High SchoolReeds Brook Middle SchoolHichborn Middle SchoolLeonard Middle SchoolVine Street SchoolOrono High SchoolCentral Community Elementary SchoolSebasticook Valley Elementary SchoolHolden SchoolHolbrook SchoolNewburgh Elementary SchoolCenter Drive SchoolPenobscot Valley High SchoolHermon Elementary SchoolDowneast SchoolAsa C. Adams SchoolVeazie Community SchoolKingman Elementary SchoolMaine Department of EducationStearns Junior-Senior High SchoolHelen S. Dunn Elementary SchoolLee/Winn SchoolMedway Middle SchoolCaravel Middle SchoolMountain Jefferson Junior High SchoolLee AcademyNokomis Regional High SchoolOrono Middle SchoolHermon Middle SchoolBrewer Community SchoolEarl C. McGraw SchoolCentral High SchoolKatahdin Elementary SchoolFourteenth Street SchoolMattanawcook Junior High SchoolCarmel Elementary SchoolNokomis Regional Middle SchoolEtna-Dixmont SchoolSuzanne M. Smith Elementary SchoolFruit Street SchoolMary Snow SchoolFairmount SchoolBangor High SchoolOld Town Elementary SchoolHermon High SchoolWilliam S. Cohen SchoolGeorge B. Weatherbee SchoolKatahdin Middle/High SchoolGlenburn Elementary SchoolJohn Bapst Memorial High SchoolEddington SchoolAbraham Lincoln SchoolHampden AcademyOpal Myrick Elementary SchoolCentral Middle SchoolRidge View Community SchoolDr Lewis S. Libby SchoolEnfield Station Elementary SchoolAlton Elementary SchoolJames F. Doughty SchoolMattanawcook AcademySchenck High SchoolElla P. Burr SchoolGranite Street School

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