Raymond Elementary School

Raymond Elementary School is one of the average-sized elementary-level communitys in Raymond, Maine, part of RSU 14, with 275 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 229 students per school, that is 20% above typical.

Raymond Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by RSU 14, a district that hosts 3,050 students overall.

On demographics, Raymond Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Cumberland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Cumberland County's rate of about 34%.

Around the school, Cumberland County reports that median household income runs about $95,677, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Cumberland County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), of which Raymond Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jordan-Small Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Raymond Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 26% since 2018, when it stood at 219 (now 275). Class-load math has fell: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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