📍 24 Bennett Dr, Caribou, Aroostook County, 04736
Caribou Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Caribou, Aroostook County. The school has 750 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rsu 39 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 81% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Caribou Community School enrolls 750 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 5.7% Two or more races and 3.1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 647 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 23 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
369 of the school's 750 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 312 qualify for free lunch and 57 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Caribou Community School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 1, state house district 149.
Caribou Community School is one of 3 schools in RSU 39, based in Caribou, Maine. The district serves 1,188 students district-wide and employs 98 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 750 students, Caribou Community School is larger than the district average of about 396 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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