Kate Furbish Elementary School

Kate Furbish Elementary School is one of the well-populated K-5 schools in Brunswick, Maine, one of the schools within Brunswick Public Schools, with 616 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so Kate Furbish Elementary School sits 169% bigger than that benchmark.

Brunswick Public Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,413 students. Kate Furbish Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Kate Furbish Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school records 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Kate Furbish Elementary School logs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, census data for Cumberland County shows median household earnings sit near $95,677, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Cumberland County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), of which Kate Furbish Elementary School is one.

Williams-Cone School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Kate Furbish Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 50% since 2018, when it stood at 411 (now 616). White enrollment moved from 85% to 78% across the same window.

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