Katahdin Elementary School

Set in Stacyville, Maine, Katahdin Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within RSU 89. It educates 136 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 229 students per school, that is 41% below typical.

Katahdin Elementary School is one of 2 schools operated by RSU 89, a district that works with 264 students overall.

On demographics, Katahdin Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Penobscot County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Katahdin Elementary School shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Penobscot County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Penobscot County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,356, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Katahdin Elementary School is one of 69 public schools in Penobscot County (combined enrollment of about 18,646 students).

Nearest neighbor: Katahdin Middle/High School, around 0.1 miles off.

The school occupies an outlying site.

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