Perry Elementary School

As a small elementary school, Perry Elementary School serves students in Perry, Maine. A federal count lists 73 students at the school, in pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Maine) has about 229 students.

Perry Elementary School is listed under Perry Public Schools in federal data.

The student body at Perry Elementary School is 88% White. Other groups make up 7% multiracial and 4% Native American. The county population is about 88% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Perry Elementary School counts 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9.0 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. About 59% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Washington County average 62%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Washington County, the median household income is $56,024, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. There are 36 public schools in Washington County, enrolling about 3,703 students in all.

Nearby, Sipayik Elementary School is about 3.6 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside ten miles.

Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 9 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.0:1.

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