Falmouth Middle School

Falmouth Middle School, an average-sized junior high in Falmouth, Maine, run under Falmouth Public Schools, works with 438 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 20% bigger than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 364 students.

Falmouth Public Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,978 students; Falmouth Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Falmouth Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder looks like 7% Asian, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Falmouth Middle School has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.3:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Cumberland County's rate of about 34%.

Across the wider county, census data for Cumberland County shows median household income runs about $95,677, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Cumberland County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), of which Falmouth Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Falmouth Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Falmouth Middle School.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Falmouth Middle School's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 498 (now 438). Over the same period, the White share fell from 91% to 86%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.