William H Rowe School

William H Rowe School is a medium-sized primary school in Yarmouth, Maine, overseen by Yarmouth Schools. The school instructs 246 students in grades pre-K through 1.

Across the 4 schools in Yarmouth Schools (1,655 students total), William H Rowe School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, William H Rowe School reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. The state averages about 10.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Cumberland County's rate of about 34%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cumberland County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,677 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cumberland County's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), William H Rowe School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Yarmouth High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

William H Rowe School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. William H Rowe School's enrollment has expanded 11% since 2018, when it stood at 222 (now 246). Over the same period, the White share expanded from 84% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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