Cumberland County Education: 29,831 white students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

ME Commissioner of Education Pender Makin 2023 | Maine Department of Education

By Portland Maine News

Nov 4, 2024

There were 29,831 white students enrolled in Cumberland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Maine Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 77.5% of the 38,512 students in Cumberland County schools at the time. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 94 schools in the county, Bonny Eagle High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 911 students.

Recent data from Maine's public schools for the 2023-2024 school year reveal a noticeable growth in Hispanic, Black and multiracial enrollment over the past decade. While over 85% of students still identify as white, this shows a slow but steady increase in diversity within the state schools.

Despite these shifts, Maine's public school enrollment remains about 4% below pre-pandemic levels, despite a slight rebound from the sharp drop during the 2020-21 school year. The decline is partly due to an increase in homeschooling and more students completing high school early through college courses and adult education.

A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Education also mentioned in an interview with Maine Public some other pandemic-related factors persist, with "some parents choosing not to enroll younger children in school and older students who took on jobs to support their families during the pandemic and who are still counted on to provide that support."

Ethnicities in Cumberland County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Cumberland County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School Name	White Students Enrollment	Total Enrollment	% of Total Enrollment
South Portland High School	634	1,003	63.2%
Bonny Eagle High School	911	1,001	91%
Portland High School	499	999	49.9%
Windham High School	852	951	89.6%
Scarborough High School	784	900	87.1%
Falmouth Elementary School	729	847	86.1%
Deering High School	305	804	37.9%
Gorham High School	716	797	89.8%
Mabel I. Wilson School	699	767	91.1%
Windham Primary School	680	766	88.8%
Westbrook Middle School	484	737	65.7%
Brunswick High School	577	705	81.8%
Falmouth High School	617	702	87.9%
Westbrook High School	436	684	63.7%
Wentworth School	572	673	85%
Scarborough Middle School	574	671	85.5%
Gorham Middle School	572	638	89.7%
Kate Furbish Elementary School	503	613	82.1%
Greely High School	555	603	92%
Freeport High School	533	602	88.5%
Gray-New Gloucester High School	539	598	90.1%
Windham Middle School	495	563	87.9%
Pond Cove Elementary School	481	555	86.7%
Yarmouth High School	462	545	84.8%
Brunswick Junior High School	435	530	82.1%
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School	412	519	79.4%
Cape Elizabeth High School	462	517	89.4%
Lake Region High School	450	502	89.6%
Gray-New Gloucester Middle School	459	497	92.4%
Lyman Moore Middle School	254	495	51.3%
Harrison Lyseth Elementary School	279	493	56.6%
King Middle School	166	490	33.9%
Great Falls Elementary School	432	489	88.3%
Greely Middle School	437	479	91.2%
Yarmouth Elementary School	400	470	85.1%
Amanda C. Rowe School	274	460	59.6%
Howard C. Reiche Community School	151	460	32.8%
Falmouth Middle School	404	442	91.4%
Maine Connections Academy	392	442	88.7%
Cape Elizabeth Middle School	378	432	87.5%
Village Elementary School-Gorham	383	432	88.7%
Lincoln Middle School	248	428	57.9%
Daniel F. Mahoney Middle School	291	410	71%
East End Community School	105	408	25.7%
Lake Region Middle School	355	405	87.7%
Saccarappa School	239	400	59.8%
Memorial Middle School	209	394	53%
Manchester School	333	385	86.5%
Ocean Avenue	207	380	54.5%
Frank H. Harrison Middle School	331	377	87.8%
Narragansett Elementary School	320	376	85.1%
Casco Bay High School	199	375	53.1%
Gerald E. Talbot Community School	133	372	35.8%
Burchard A. Dunn School	327	356	91.9%
Waldo T. Skillin Elementary School	163	352	46.3%
Baxter Academy for Technology & Sciences	302	340	88.8%
Morse Street School	276	323	85.4%
Greely Middle School 4-5	289	322	89.8%
Stevens Brook School	277	305	90.8%
Freeport Middle School	268	303	88.4%
Congin School	191	295	64.7%
William H. Rowe School	240	285	84.2%
Raymond Elementary School	259	281	92.2%
Longfellow School-Portland	212	272	77.9%
Edna Libby Elementary School	252	268	94%
Dora L. Small Elementary School	199	258	77.1%
Presumpscot School	86	247	34.8%
Mast Landing School	210	242	86.8%
Songo Locks School	228	242	94.2%
Frank I. Brown Elementary School	147	224	65.6%
Eight Corners Elementary School	168	218	77.1%
Russell School	196	212	92.5%
Blue Point School	191	209	91.4%
Crooked River Elementary School	197	209	94.3%
Pleasant Hill School	181	203	89.2%
Dyer Elementary School	138	199	69.3%
Oxford-Cumberland Canal School	120	198	60.6%
James Otis Kaler Elementary School	99	193	51.3%
Memorial School	175	188	93.1%
Fiddlehead School of Arts & Science	178	185	96.2%
Jordan-Small Middle School	166	177	93.8%
George E. Jack School	143	161	88.8%
Harpswell Community School	117	121	96.7%
Sebago Elementary School	96	104	92.3%
Harrison Elementary School	86	97	88.7%
Pownal Elementary School	86	95	90.5%
Harpswell Coastal Academy Divisions 2 and 3	61	67	91%
Steep Falls Elementary School	53	58	91.4%
Peaks Island School	36	44	81.8%
Harpswell Coastal Academy Division 1	40	43	93%
Long Island Elementary School	13	13	100%
Chebeague Island School	10	10	100%
Arthur R. Gould School--LCYDC	5	7	71.4%
Cliff Island School	3	3	100%