Elementary school (grades K-5) · Bar Harbor, ME

Conners-Emerson School

Federal NCES profile for Conners-Emerson School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 230285000060
0/100100/10058/100
👥 S:T ratio
68
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
31
📋 Attendance
65
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Conners-Emerson School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Maine schools.

58
Resource Index · Higher
8:1
small classes for Maine
9.9%
free-lunch eligible
346
students enrolled

Conners-Emerson School has class sizes smaller than 89% of Maine schools. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+13 students YoY

Conners-Emerson School held near 346 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+13 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 43.8 → 45.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+13 students YoY 230285000060 · Bar Harbor, ME Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

346 enr · 8:1 · 9.9% lunch · RII 58

Nearest enrollment peer: Echo Mountain Intermediate School (346 students)

Conners-Emerson School held near 346 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+13 headcount). Teacher FTE added 43.8 → 45.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

How Conners-Emerson School compares

Conners-Emerson School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Maine and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Maine Maine avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8:1 ▼ 28% 11.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 9.9% ▼ 71% 34.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 346 top 31% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
346
Bigger than 39% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
9.9%
free-lunch eligible - 71% below the Maine average of 34.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8:1
students per teacher - 28% below state mean
Top 11% in Maine - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$26,931
per pupil, district-wide - above Maine avg of $20,907
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 346 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 82.7%
African American 5.2%
Asian 4.0%
Two or More 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino 3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 82.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 30.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 30.9, Conners-Emerson School is more mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Bar Harbor Public Schools reports $26,931 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Conners-Emerson School

How many students attend Conners-Emerson School?

Conners-Emerson School has 346 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bar Harbor, ME. CCD year-over-year: 333 (2022-23) → 346 (2023-24), nearly flat (+13).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Conners-Emerson School?

The student-teacher ratio at Conners-Emerson School is 8:1, which is 28% lower than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 49% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Conners-Emerson School?

9.9% of students at Conners-Emerson School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Conners-Emerson School?

The largest demographic group at Conners-Emerson School is White at 82.7% of enrollment, in Bar Harbor, ME.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Conners-Emerson School?

Conners-Emerson School has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Bar Harbor Public Schools?

None reported; Bar Harbor Public Schools operates only Conners-Emerson School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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