Newburgh Elementary School

Newburgh Elementary School is a very small elementary school. Its address is in Newburgh, Maine. It enrolls 51 students in 2023-24. The grades offered are pre-K. That puts enrollment 78% below the 229-student average for elementary schools in Maine.

Newburgh Elementary School falls under RSU 22, which has 7 schools enrolling 2,169 students.

The share of students at Newburgh Elementary School who are White is 94%. The remaining students are 4% multiracial. Penobscot County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. The school has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 10.5:1 for elementary schools in Maine. Federal data show 29% of students (15) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 48% average for public schools in Penobscot County.

Census data for Penobscot County show the median household earns about $66,356 a year, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Newburgh Elementary School, Penobscot County has 69 public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Carmel Elementary School, is about 5.8 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles.

Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Newburgh Elementary School had 19 students in 2017-18 and 51 in 2023-24, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The White share of enrollment grew from 89% to 94% over the same period. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.0:1 to 17.0:1 over the same years.

The discussion board for Newburgh Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.