Congin School

Set in Westbrook, Maine, Congin School is a mid-tier elementary school, one of the schools within Westbrook Public Schools. It teaches 335 students across grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 46% bigger than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

Within Westbrook Public Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 2,348 students, Congin School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Congin School records that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 23% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Cumberland County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Congin School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Cumberland County's rate of about 34%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cumberland County put median household earnings sit near $95,677, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cumberland County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), of which Congin School is one.

Westbrook High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Congin School.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Congin School's enrollment has edged down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 376 (now 335). White enrollment moved from 73% to 62% across the same window.

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