Gerald D Cushing School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Wilton, Maine
Gerald D Cushing School in Wilton, Maine enrolled 101 students in 2024-25 with 11.9 full-time teachers, 8.5 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 Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
109 students in 2022-23, 101 students in 2023-24, 101 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.9 to 11.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 109 | 10.9 | 10.0 |
| 2023-24 | 101 | 10.9 | 9.3 |
| 2024-25 | 101 | 11.9 | 8.5 |
8.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 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).
One counselor per 207 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gerald D Cushing School enrolled 83 students and had 0.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.4, one per 207 of the 83 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent25.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
96.0% of students were White, 3.0% Hispanic, 1.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White96.0%
- Hispanic3.0%
- Two or more races1.0%
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 Wilton
2 public elementary schools in Wilton report 2024-25 enrollment; Gerald D Cushing School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Hill School | 178 | 10.6 | 50.6% |
| Gerald D Cushing School | 101 | 8.5 | 39.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Gerald D Cushing School
- Academy Hill SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 178 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Spruce Mountain Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.9 miles away: 306 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
- Compare Gerald D Cushing School with Academy Hill SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rsu 09 spends per student$17,764 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,764
- The largest public schools in MaineGerald D Cushing School is the number 271 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#271 of 346
- Maine schools by students per teacher8.5 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.8.5:1
- 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 Gerald D Cushing School
How many students attend Gerald D Cushing School?
101 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 109 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilton, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at Gerald D Cushing School?
8.5 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 Gerald D Cushing School a Title I school?
Gerald D Cushing School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Gerald D Cushing School in?
Rsu 09, NCES district ID 2314809. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231480900548 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.