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James F. Doughty School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bangor, Penobscot County. The school has 364 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bangor Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 80% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James F. Doughty School enrolls 364 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 9.9% Two or more races and 5.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 287 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 364 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 208 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James F. Doughty School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-20, state senate district 9, state house district 127.
James F. Doughty School is one of 10 schools in Bangor Public Schools, based in Bangor, Maine. The district serves 3,439 students district-wide and employs 281 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 364 students, James F. Doughty School is close to the district average of about 344 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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