East Auburn Community School

As a cozy elementary-level community in Auburn, Maine, East Auburn Community School caters to 152 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Auburn Public Schools. That puts it 34% smaller than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

Within Auburn Public Schools, which oversees 8 schools and 3,241 students, East Auburn Community School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, East Auburn Community School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 7% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Androscoggin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at East Auburn Community School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, Androscoggin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,873 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East Auburn Community School is one of 36 public schools in Androscoggin County (combined enrollment of about 15,588 students).

The closest other public school is Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School, roughly 2.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around East Auburn Community School.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 20%: 189 students in 2018 compared to 152 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 94% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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