Fruit Street School

Fruit Street School operates as a medium-sized K-5 school in Bangor, Maine, run under Bangor Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 310 students spanning grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 35% bigger than the state mean of about 229.

Fruit Street School is one of 10 schools operated by Bangor Public Schools, a district that enrolls 3,436 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Fruit Street School logs that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder consists of 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Penobscot County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Penobscot County put median household income runs about $66,356, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fruit Street School is one of 69 public schools in Penobscot County (combined enrollment of about 18,646 students).

William S. Cohen School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fruit Street School.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Fruit Street School's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 318 (now 310).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.