Kate Furbish Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Brunswick, Maine
Kate Furbish Elementary School in Brunswick, Maine enrolled 616 students in 2024-25 with 51.0 full-time teachers, 12.1 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
600 students in 2022-23, 638 students in 2023-24, 616 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.4 to 51.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 600 | 50.4 | 11.9 |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 51.0 | 12.5 |
| 2024-25 | 616 | 51.0 | 12.1 |
12.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 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 616 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kate Furbish Elementary School enrolled 616 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 616 of the 616 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent10.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.4% of students were White, 6.7% of two or more races, 5.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White78.4%
- Two or more races6.7%
- Hispanic5.8%
- Black5.4%
- Asian3.4%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Brunswick
2 public elementary schools in Brunswick report 2024-25 enrollment; Kate Furbish Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Furbish Elementary School | 616 | 12.1 | 28.9% |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary | 531 | 11.2 | 30.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kate Furbish Elementary School
- Williams-Cone SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 224 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 531 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Kate Furbish Elementary School with Williams-Cone SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Brunswick Public Schools spends per student$21,082 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,082
- The largest public schools in MaineKate Furbish Elementary School is the number 12 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#12 of 346
- Maine schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.12.1:1
- 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 Kate Furbish Elementary School
How many students attend Kate Furbish Elementary School?
616 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 600 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Brunswick, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kate Furbish Elementary School?
12.1 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 Kate Furbish Elementary School a Title I school?
Kate Furbish Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Kate Furbish Elementary School in?
Brunswick Public Schools, NCES district ID 2303780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 230378000097 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.