Fourteenth Street School

As a cozy primary school in Bangor, Maine, Fourteenth Street School instructs 153 students from grades pre-K through 3, run under Bangor Public Schools. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so Fourteenth Street School sits 33% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Bangor Public Schools (3,436 students total), Fourteenth Street School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Fourteenth Street School logs that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder comes out to 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Penobscot County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Fourteenth Street School logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Penobscot County put median household earnings sit near $66,356, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Penobscot County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,646 students), Fourteenth Street School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fairmount School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fourteenth Street School.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fourteenth Street School has rose 16%, going from 132 students in 2018 to 153 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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