Marcia Buker School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Richmond, Maine, Marcia Buker School instructs 202 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by RSU 02.

Marcia Buker School is one of 8 schools operated by RSU 02, a district that works with 1,876 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Marcia Buker School reports that nearly all students (99%) are White.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Marcia Buker School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sagadahoc County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Sagadahoc County shows the typical household earns roughly $87,806 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Marcia Buker School is one of 21 public schools in Sagadahoc County (combined enrollment of about 4,971 students).

Nearest neighbor: Marcia Buker School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Marcia Buker School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 5 years, enrollment at Marcia Buker School has decreased 4%, going from 211 students in 2018 to 202 in 2023. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

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