Jonesboro Elementary School

Students in Jonesboro, Maine, attend Jonesboro Elementary School, a small elementary school. The latest federal count shows 54 students in pre-K through 8. Against the 229-student average for elementary schools in Maine, enrollment here is 76% lower.

The school's district is Jonesboro Public Schools.

White students make up 93% of enrollment at Jonesboro Elementary School. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Teachers at Jonesboro Elementary School total 6.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.8:1. That is 1.7 students per teacher below the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 56%.

In Washington County (population about 31,331), the median household income is $56,024, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Jonesboro Elementary School is one of 36 public schools in the county.

Daniel W Merritt School is the public school closest to Jonesboro Elementary School, about 6.0 miles away. There are 7 other public schools within ten miles.

NCES assigns Jonesboro Elementary School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment declined 10% from its 2017-18 level of 60. The student mix also changed: the White share fell from 98% to 93%.

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