East Belfast School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Belfast, Maine
East Belfast School in Belfast, Maine enrolled 99 students in 2024-25 with 9.5 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the Maine elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%
97 students in 2022-23, 87 students in 2023-24, 99 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 9.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 97 | 8.0 | 12.1 |
| 2023-24 | 87 | 8.0 | 10.9 |
| 2024-25 | 99 | 9.5 | 10.4 |
10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Maine elementary schools
Among the 341 Maine elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection East Belfast School enrolled 74 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent35.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.9% of students were White, 7.1% of two or more races, 3.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White88.9%
- Two or more races7.1%
- Hispanic3.0%
- Asian1.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Belfast
2 public elementary schools in Belfast report 2024-25 enrollment; East Belfast School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Albert W. Stevens School | 232 | 10.1 | 49.1% |
| East Belfast School | 99 | 10.4 | 72.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about East Belfast School
- Captain Albert W. Stevens SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 232 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Searsport ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.3 miles away: 167 students, 8.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
- Compare East Belfast School with Captain Albert W. Stevens SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rsu 71 spends per student$18,742 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,742
- The largest public schools in MaineEast Belfast School is the number 274 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#274 of 346
- Maine schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.10.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about East Belfast School
How many students attend East Belfast School?
99 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 97 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Belfast, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at East Belfast School?
10.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for elementary schools is 10.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is East Belfast School a Title I school?
East Belfast School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is East Belfast School in?
Rsu 71, NCES district ID 2314822. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231482223191 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.