John F Kennedy Memorial School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Biddeford, Maine
John F Kennedy Memorial School in Biddeford, Maine enrolled 157 students in 2024-25 with 13.6 full-time teachers, 11.5 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 fell 40% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 27%
263 students in 2022-23, 301 students in 2023-24, 157 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.6 to 13.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 263 | 18.6 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 157 | 13.6 | 11.5 |
11.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 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 John F Kennedy Memorial School enrolled 207 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 absent30.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.0% of students were White, 17.2% Black, 9.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White65.0%
- Black17.2%
- Hispanic9.6%
- Two or more races5.1%
- Asian3.2%
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 Biddeford
3 public elementary schools in Biddeford report 2024-25 enrollment; John F Kennedy Memorial School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biddeford Primary School | 483 | 11.9 | 44.3% |
| Biddeford Intermediate School | 357 | 10.8 | 40.3% |
| John F Kennedy Memorial School | 157 | 11.5 | 48.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about John F Kennedy Memorial School
- Biddeford Primary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 483 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Biddeford Intermediate SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 357 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Compare John F Kennedy Memorial School with Biddeford Primary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Biddeford Schools spends per student$19,349 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,349
- The largest public schools in MaineJohn F Kennedy Memorial School is the number 224 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#224 of 346
- Maine schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.11.5:1
- 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 John F Kennedy Memorial School
How many students attend John F Kennedy Memorial School?
157 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 263 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Biddeford, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Memorial School?
11.5 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 John F Kennedy Memorial School a Title I school?
John F Kennedy Memorial School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is John F Kennedy Memorial School in?
Biddeford Schools, NCES district ID 2303150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 230315000076 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.