Enrollment
346
Maine · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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.
School address
District: Bar Harbor Public Schools · Maine
NCES ID 230285000060 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
43.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 11.1:1 Maine avg
-28% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
9.9%
vs 34.0% Maine avg
-71% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Conners-Emerson School compares with Maine and U.S. medians
What stands out at Conners-Emerson School
Conners-Emerson School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Bar Harbor, Maine, enrolling 346 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Conners-Emerson School is leaner than roughly 89% of Maine schools and 28% under the state's 11.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 9.9% free-meal eligibility runs 71% below the Maine average.
Enrollment of 346 puts it in the larger third of Maine schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 569 scored Maine schools.
Among 79 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Maine schools statewide, it ranks #6, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 31/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 346 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
14.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Bar Harbor Public Schools spends $24,006 per pupil, 20% above the Maine average, a better-resourced district than most.
Bar Harbor Public Schools operates only this one school, so Conners-Emerson School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Conners-Emerson School compares
Conners-Emerson School on the metrics families compare, against 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 (what these measure)
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
$24,006
per pupil, district-wide
- above Maine avg of $20,083
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.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bar Harbor Public Schools, which includes Conners-Emerson School.
$24,006
Per student
+20%
vs Maine
Avg $20,083
+45%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 77.0%
State 14.3%
Federal 8.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Maine, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~346 students)
Next steps
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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.
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, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Conners-Emerson School a good school?
Conners-Emerson School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Maine schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
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.
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