Sipayik Elementary School

Located at 9 Sakom Road, in Perry, Maine, Sipayik Elementary School is a small elementary-level community that hosts 102 students (grades K through 8), overseen by Sipayik Elementary School. Compared to the state average of about 229 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

Sipayik Elementary School is the operating authority for Sipayik Elementary School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Sipayik Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (100%).

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 51.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Sipayik Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washington County (around 62%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household earnings sit near $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%. In all, Washington County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,703 students), of which Sipayik Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Perry Elementary School, roughly 3.6 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Sipayik Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Sipayik Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 30% since 2018, when it stood at 145 (now 102).

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