Glenburn Elementary School

Glenburn Elementary School is an elementary campus of big scale in Glenburn, Maine, part of Glenburn Public Schools, serveing 381 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 66% larger than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

Glenburn Public Schools is the operating authority for Glenburn Elementary School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Glenburn Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Penobscot County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Glenburn Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Penobscot County (around 48%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Penobscot County indicate median household income runs about $66,356, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Glenburn Elementary School is one of 69 public schools in Penobscot County (combined enrollment of about 18,646 students).

Downeast School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glenburn Elementary School has edged down 12%, going from 432 students in 2018 to 381 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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