Waterford Memorial School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Waterford, Maine

Waterford Memorial School in Waterford, Maine enrolled 77 students in 2024-25 with 8.3 full-time teachers, 9.3 students per teacher against the Maine elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a schoolwide 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 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

92 students in 2022-23, 89 students in 2023-24, 77 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.3 to 8.3.

Students enrolled at Waterford Memorial School by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 89, 2024-25: 7702550751002022-23922023-24892024-2577
Students enrolled at Waterford Memorial School by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 89, 2024-25: 7702550751002022-23922023-24892024-2577
Students enrolled at Waterford Memorial School by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 89, 2024-25: 7702550751002022-23922023-24892024-2577
Students enrolled at Waterford Memorial School by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 89, 2024-25: 7702550751002022-23922023-24892024-2577
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23929.39.9
2023-24899.29.7
2024-25778.39.3

9.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 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.

Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; This school 9.3; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.3state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; This school 9.3; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.3state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; This school 9.3; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.3state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; This school 9.3; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.3state 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).

One counselor per 375 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Waterford Memorial School enrolled 75 students and had 0.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.2, one per 375 of the 75 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent32.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.8% of students were White, 3.9% Hispanic, 1.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White94.8%
  2. Hispanic3.9%
  3. Two or more races1.3%

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.

What to look at next about Waterford Memorial School

  1. Harrison ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 7.5 miles away: 105 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).7.5 mi
  2. Stevens Brook SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.6 miles away: 290 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).9.6 mi
  3. Compare Waterford Memorial School with Harrison ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rsu 17/Msad 17 spends per student$14,949 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,949
  5. The largest public schools in MaineWaterford Memorial School is the number 295 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#295 of 346
  6. Maine schools by students per teacher9.3 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.9.3:1
  7. 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 Waterford Memorial School

  1. How many students attend Waterford Memorial School?
    77 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 92 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Waterford, ME.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Waterford Memorial School?
    9.3 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.
  3. Is Waterford Memorial School a Title I school?
    Waterford Memorial School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Waterford Memorial School in?
    Rsu 17/Msad 17, NCES district ID 2310770. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231077000363 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.

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