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Hancock County: 6,209 students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

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ME Commissioner of Education Pender Makin 2023 | Maine Department of Education

ME Commissioner of Education Pender Makin 2023 | Maine Department of Education

Hancock County schools welcomed 6,209 students in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to the Maine Department of Education.

Hancock County had the eighth least enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, 50.1% of the students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year were girls, and 49.9% were boys.

Most of the students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year were white, representing 90.1% of the Hancock County student body.

Within the county, Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 730 students.

While Maine's public school enrollment has slightly rebounded from the sharp drop during the 2020-21 school year, it remains about 4% below pre-pandemic levels. The decline is partly due to an increase in homeschooling and more students completing high school early through college courses and adult education.

"Adult education enrollment is up, providing high school completion and job training programs to meet individual needs," said a spokesman for the Maine Department of Education in an interview with Maine Public. Additionally, some pandemic-related factors persist, with "some parents choosing not to enroll younger children in school and older students who took on jobs to support their families during the pandemic and who are still counted on to provide that support."

As of 2024, the average student-to-teacher ratio in public schools in Maine is 11:1, much lower than the national average of one teacher for every 15 students.

Enrollment in Hancock County Over 7 Years
01,2002,4003,6004,8006,0002023-242022-232021-222020-212019-202018-192017-186,2096,2096,3516,3516,3456,3456,2576,2576,6176,6176,6106,6106,5356,535

Enrollment in Hancock County Schools Compared to Previous Year

School NameTotal Enrollment in 2022-23Total Enrollment in 2023-24% Change
Adams School49502%
Airline Community School3928-28.2%
Beech Hill School9177-15.4%
Blue Hill Consolidated School2592590%
Brooklin School5652-7.1%
Brooksville Elementary School4642-8.7%
Bucksport High School3443512%
Bucksport Middle School2772915.1%
Conners-Emerson School3333515.4%
Cranberry Isles School71042.9%
Dedham School1471491.4%
Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School20423012.7%
Deer Isle-Stonington High School11088-20%
Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School752730-2.9%
Ellsworth High School524507-3.2%
Frenchboro Elementary School550%
G. Herbert Jewett School131121-7.6%
Hancock Grammar School180174-3.3%
Lamoine Consolidated School1251314.8%
Miles Lane School3003010.3%
Mt. Desert Elementary School1511552.6%
Mt. Desert Island High School493472-4.3%
Pemetic Elementary School132123-6.8%
Penobscot Elementary School7066-5.7%
Sedgwick Elementary School74751.4%
Sumner Memorial High School262232-11.5%
Surry Elementary School139131-5.8%
Swans Island Elementary School2822-21.4%
Tremont Consolidated School12013512.5%
Trenton Elementary School143141-1.4%
Blue Hill Harbor School3828-26.3%
George Stevens Academy270240-11.1%
Cave Hill School6157-6.6%
Mountain View School1411442.1%
Peninsula School8379-4.8%
Sumner Middle School167162-3%

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