Laura E Richards School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Gardiner, Maine
Laura E Richards School in Gardiner, Maine enrolled 219 students in 2024-25 with 15.9 full-time teachers, 13.8 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
243 students in 2022-23, 228 students in 2023-24, 219 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.5 to 15.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 243 | 16.5 | 14.7 |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 15.5 | 14.7 |
| 2024-25 | 219 | 15.9 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 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 386 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Laura E Richards School enrolled 193 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 386 of the 193 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent24.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.2% of students were White, 4.1% Hispanic, 2.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White92.2%
- Hispanic4.1%
- Black2.7%
- Two or more races0.9%
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.
What to look at next about Laura E Richards School
- Pittston-Randolph Consolidated SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 200 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- River View Community SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.2 miles away: 192 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Compare Laura E Richards School with Pittston-Randolph Consolidated SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rsu 11/Msad 11 spends per student$16,092 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,092
- The largest public schools in MaineLaura E Richards School is the number 163 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#163 of 346
- Maine schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.13.8:1
- 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 Laura E Richards School
How many students attend Laura E Richards School?
219 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 243 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gardiner, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at Laura E Richards School?
13.8 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 Laura E Richards School a Title I school?
Laura E Richards School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Laura E Richards School in?
Rsu 11/Msad 11, NCES district ID 2310590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231059000023 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.