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Kermit S Nickerson School

๐Ÿ“ 18 Townhouse Road, Swanville, Waldo County, 04915

60
Pupils
12.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kermit S Nickerson School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Swanville, Waldo County. The school has 60 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rsu 71 school district. It serves grades 3โ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Rsu 71

Enrollment & staffing

Kermit S Nickerson School enrolls 60 students across grades 3โ€“5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.

Male students
28 (47%)
Female students
32 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
5
Student-teacher ratio
12.0:1
Grade span
3โ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.3% Two or more races and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White5795%
Two or more races23.3%
Hispanic or Latino11.7%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

39 of the school's 60 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 33 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 3โ€“5Title I

Kermit S Nickerson School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 11, state house district 98.

School district: RSU 71

Kermit S Nickerson School is one of 7 schools in RSU 71, based in Belfast, Maine. The district serves 1,396 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 60 students, Kermit S Nickerson School is smaller than the district average of about 199 students per school.

1,396
District students
7
Schools
127
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

87%
Reading proficient
72%
Math proficient
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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