Brewer Community School

Brewer Community School is a K-5 school of well-populated scale in Brewer, Maine, one of the schools within Brewer Public Schools, enrolling 800 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 249% bigger than the state mean of about 229.

Brewer Public Schools runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 1,490 students. Brewer Community School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Brewer Community School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). The remainder comes out to 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Penobscot County put median household earnings sit near $66,356, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brewer Community School is one of 69 public schools in Penobscot County (combined enrollment of about 18,646 students).

The closest other public school is Brewer High School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brewer Community School.

Brewer Community School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Brewer Community School's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 1,009 (now 800). White enrollment moved from 89% to 83% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Brewer Community School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.