Fruit Street School

Families in Bangor, Maine, are served by Fruit Street School, a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 310 students enrolled in pre-K through 3 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 229 students for elementary schools in Maine.

Bangor Public Schools runs 10 schools with a combined 3,436 students. Fruit Street School is one of them.

By race and ethnicity, Fruit Street School is 82% White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% Black. The county population is about 92% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fruit Street School scores 32%.

Based on 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Fruit Street School has a ratio of 13.3:1. Across elementary schools in Maine, the average ratio is 10.5:1. Income data for the school show 36% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Penobscot County, the school's rate is lower.

The school is in Penobscot County, where the median household earns about $66,356 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Fruit Street School shares Penobscot County with 68 other public schools.

William S. Cohen School is the nearest public school to Fruit Street School, about 0.2 miles away. Fruit Street School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 3%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.9 to 13.3 over 4 years.

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