Rose M Gaffney School

Set in Machias, Maine, Rose M Gaffney School is a moderately sized K-5 school, operated by Machias Public Schools. It caters to 321 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 40% larger than the state mean of about 229.

Rose M Gaffney School is one of 2 schools operated by Machias Public Schools, a district that teaches 494 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Rose M Gaffney School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest reads as 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at Rose M Gaffney School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, census data for Washington County shows median household income runs about $56,024, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Rose M Gaffney School is one of 36 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 3,703 students).

Machias Memorial High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Rose M Gaffney School.

Rose M Gaffney School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rose M Gaffney School's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 367 (now 321).

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