Total enrollment
1,188
-95 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
3 schools in Caribou
Maine · Public K-12
Caribou sits inside Maine and runs 3 public K-12 schools, serving about 1,188 students between them, an average of 396 per campus.
7-year change in Caribou
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
-1 (-33%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
86%
was 92%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caribou Community School | Elementary | PK-08 | 752 |
| Caribou High School | High | 09-12 | 436 |
| Caribou RegionalTechnology Ctr | Elementary | N-N | · |
About Caribou
Caribou is a low-population Maine city in terms of public-school footprint, with 3 schools and 1,188 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city is built around 2 elementary, and 1 high.
Schools in Caribou average about 396 students each, 35% noticeably above the Maine norm.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 7%: 1,283 students in SY 2017-18 versus 1,188 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Caribou lost 1 school, going from 3 to 2. The White share of public-school enrollment contracted from 92% to 86%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Caribou discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.