Total enrollment
3,436
-32 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Bangor Public Schools
Maine · 3,436 students · 1 city
Bangor Public Schools's public schools, 10 in all, serve about 3,436 K-12 students inside Maine, an average of 344 per school.
4-year change in Bangor Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Bangor Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Maine | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,436 | #3 of 85 | #2,832 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #3 of 85 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #54 of 85 | #1,961 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 51.7% | #42 of 85 | #3,907 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #9 of 59 | #4,439 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Bangor Public Schools
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 3,681 to 3,436 students (down 7%) and from 292 to 285 full-time teachers (down 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor High School | Bangor | High | 09-12 | 1,068 |
| William S. Cohen School | Bangor | Middle | 06-08 | 372 |
| James F. Doughty School | Bangor | Middle | 06-08 | 346 |
| Fruit Street School | Bangor | Elementary | PK-03 | 310 |
| Downeast School | Bangor | Elementary | PK-03 | 288 |
| Mary Snow School | Bangor | Elementary | 04-05 | 266 |
| Fairmount School | Bangor | Elementary | 04-05 | 259 |
| Vine Street School | Bangor | Elementary | PK-03 | 190 |
| Abraham Lincoln School | Bangor | Elementary | PK-03 | 184 |
| Fourteenth Street School | Bangor | Elementary | PK-03 | 153 |
About Bangor Public Schools
Bangor Public Schools administers 10 public schools across Maine, collectively educateing roughly 3,436 students.
On the school-mix side, Bangor Public Schools spans 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Bangor Public Schools runs about 344 students per school, 17% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 293.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Bangor Public Schools has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,468 students to 3,436.
On this page, the community for Bangor Public Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.