Fort O'Brien School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Machiasport, Maine

Fort O'Brien School in Machiasport, Maine enrolled 57 students in 2024-25 with 4.9 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the Maine elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES school recordCCD 2024-25
230006700561
Official name
Fort O'Brien School
Level
Elementary, pre-kindergarten to grade 8
Address
492 Port Road, Machiasport, ME 04655
Phone
(207) 255-4575
Type
Traditional public school
Status
Open in 2024-25
From the NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 directory. Open it in the NCES school search.

Grades offered in 2024-25

Grades offered in 2024-25: PK to 8
Students, 2024-2557+8 since 2022-23
Students per teacher11.6Maine median 10.6
Free lunch qualified61.4%plus 0.0% reduced-price (2024-25)

Title I, 2021-22: Fort O'Brien School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status. Meals, 2024-25: It takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

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Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%

49 students in 2022-23, 47 students in 2023-24, 57 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.0 to 4.9.

Students enrolled at Fort O'Brien School by school year2022-23: 49, 2023-24: 47, 2024-25: 5702040602022-23492023-24472024-2557
Students enrolled at Fort O'Brien School by school year2022-23: 49, 2023-24: 47, 2024-25: 5702040602022-23492023-24472024-2557
Students enrolled at Fort O'Brien School by school year2022-23: 49, 2023-24: 47, 2024-25: 5702040602022-23492023-24472024-2557
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23496.08.2
2023-24475.19.2
2024-25574.911.6

11.6 students per teacher: more than 67 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 is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; Fort O'Brien School 11.6; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherFort O'Brien School 11.6state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; Fort O'Brien School 11.6; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherFort O'Brien School 11.6state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; Fort O'Brien School 11.6; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherFort O'Brien School 11.6state median 10.6U.S. 14.6

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 Fort O'Brien School enrolled 46 students and had 0.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); 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 absent22.8% (2021-22)

Who attends

100.0% of students were White in 2024-25.

  1. White100.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2021-22; 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.

Questions about Fort O'Brien School

How many students attend Fort O'Brien School?

57 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 49 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Machiasport, ME.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort O'Brien School?

11.6 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 Fort O'Brien School a Title I school?

Fort O'Brien School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.

What district is Fort O'Brien School in?

Machiasport Public Schools, NCES district ID 2300067. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 230006700561 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, 2021-22: 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