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Caribou Community School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
24 Bennett Dr
Caribou, ME 04736
Phone
(207) 493-4240
District
RSU 39
County
AROOSTOOK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
773
Classroom Teachers
57

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maine

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.3% of all ME schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Caribou Community School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
56%
62%
64%
41%
48%
51%
56%
62%
64%
41%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
11
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 67 8.7%
Kindergarten 76 9.8%
Grade 1 75 9.7%
Grade 2 85 11.0%
Grade 3 79 10.2%
Grade 4 84 10.9%
Grade 5 71 9.2%
Grade 6 75 9.7%
Grade 7 70 9.1%
Grade 8 91 11.8%
Total 773 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.8% 92.0% 89.5%
Black 2.1% 2.1% 4.6%
Hispanic 3.2% 2.6% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.4% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.4% 2.9% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.3% 48.3% 36.3%
Free lunch eligible 40.9% 40.2% 31.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.4% 8.1% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,649 1,395,722
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 67.4 45
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.4% 16.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.4% 29.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.8% 27.9%
65 OR OLDER 26.0% 21.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,651 589,085
Single Parent Households With Children 3.5% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 94.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.5% 35.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.6% 16.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.5% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.1% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.5% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 12.5% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,342 $11,332,000 49.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,378 $1,672,000 7.4%
Staff $927 $1,124,000 4.9%
General Administration $666 $808,000 3.6%
School Administration $752 $912,000 4.0%
Operation $1,702 $2,065,000 9.1%
Transportation $738 $895,000 3.9%
Other $232 $281,000 1.2%
Total Support $6,395 $7,757,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,998 $3,636,000 16.0%
Total Expenditures $18,735 $22,725,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,878 $1,719,893,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,292 $225,026,000 6.4%
Staff $1,010 $175,940,000 5.0%
General Administration $623 $108,487,000 3.1%
School Administration $933 $162,369,000 4.6%
Operation $2,119 $368,955,000 10.4%
Transportation $758 $131,925,000 3.7%
Other $247 $43,075,000 1.2%
Total Support $6,983 $1,215,777,000 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,462 $602,867,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $20,323 $3,538,537,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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