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How many students were enrolled in Sagadahoc County schools in 2022-23 school year?

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

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

Sagadahoc County schools welcomed 4,595 students in the 2022-23 school year, slightly less than the previous year, according to the Maine Department of Education.

Sagadahoc County had the seventh least enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, 51.2% of the students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year were boys, and 48.7% were girls, and less than 0.1% did not specify their gender or identify with either category.

Most of the students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year were white, representing 91.9% of the Sagadahoc County student body.

Within the county, Mt. Ararat High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 694 students.

While Maine's public school enrollment has slightly rebounded from the sharp drop during the 2020-21 school year, it remains about 4% below pre-pandemic levels. The decline is partly due to an increase in homeschooling and more students completing high school early through college courses and adult education.

"Adult education enrollment is up, providing high school completion and job training programs to meet individual needs," said a spokesman for the Maine Department of Education in an interview with Maine Public. Additionally, some 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."

As of 2024, the average student-to-teacher ratio in public schools in Maine is 11:1, much lower than the national average of one teacher for every 15 students.

Enrollment in Sagadahoc County Over 6 Years

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Enrollment in Sagadahoc County Schools Compared to Previous Year

School NameTotal Enrollment in 2021-22Total Enrollment in 2022-23% Change
Bath Middle School3213220.3%
Bowdoin Central School223209-6.3%
Bowdoinham Community School1891932.1%
Dike-Newell School2512666%
Fisher-Mitchell School192172-10.4%
Georgetown Central School465417.4%
Marcia Buker School2002042%
Morse High School5906093.2%
Mt. Ararat High School710694-2.3%
Mt. Ararat Middle School5625630.2%
Phippsburg Elementary School981079.2%
Richmond High School140122-12.9%
Richmond Middle School9210817.4%
West Bath School971014.1%
Williams-Cone School264253-4.2%
Woodside Elementary School3153201.6%
Woolwich Central School306298-2.6%

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