Dora L Small Elementary School

Located at 87 Thompson Street, in South Portland, Maine, Dora L Small Elementary School is a close-knit K-5 school that enrolls 193 students (grades K through 4), run under South Portland Public Schools.

Dora L Small Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by South Portland Public Schools, a district that educates 2,816 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Dora L Small Elementary School shows that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Cumberland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Dora L Small Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, census data for Cumberland County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,677 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cumberland County's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), Dora L Small Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Frank I Brown Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Dora L Small Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 36% since 2018, when it stood at 303 (now 193). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 89% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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