Frank I Brown Elementary School

Set in South Portland, Maine, Frank I Brown Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school, operated by South Portland Public Schools. It caters to 213 students across grades K through 4.

Across the 7 schools in South Portland Public Schools (2,816 students total), Frank I Brown Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Frank I Brown Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Cumberland County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Frank I Brown Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. The state averages about 10.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 32% 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 the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Cumberland County's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), Frank I Brown Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dora L Small Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Frank I Brown Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Frank I Brown Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 262 (now 213). The White share of enrollment contracted from 76% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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