John F Kennedy Memorial School

John F Kennedy Memorial School is one of the cozy K-5 schools in Biddeford, Maine, one of the schools within Biddeford Public Schools, with 157 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through K. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so John F Kennedy Memorial School sits 31% leaner than that benchmark.

John F Kennedy Memorial School is one of 5 schools operated by Biddeford Public Schools, a district that enrolls 2,433 students overall.

Looking at the student body, John F Kennedy Memorial School lists that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 17% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, York County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, John F Kennedy Memorial School shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against York County (around 37%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for York County indicate median household income runs about $88,333, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, York County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,364 students), of which John F Kennedy Memorial School is one.

The closest other public school is Biddeford Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John F Kennedy Memorial School.

John F Kennedy Memorial School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. John F Kennedy Memorial School's enrollment has contracted 33% since 2018, when it stood at 236 (now 157). White enrollment moved from 81% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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