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William S. Cohen School

Serves grades 6 - 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
304 Garland Street
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone
(207) 941-6230
District
Bangor Public Schools
County
PENOBSCOT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
364
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maine

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.4% of all ME schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

William S. Cohen School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
71%
54%
76%
65%
65%
43%
    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
12
12
11
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 120 33.0%
Grade 7 114 31.3%
Grade 8 130 35.7%
Total 364 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.2% 86.8% 89.5%
Black 3.5% 3.4% 4.6%
Hispanic 5.2% 5.6% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.9% 2.7% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.4% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 29.9% 46.0% 36.3%
Free lunch eligible 25.5% 40.5% 31.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.4% 5.5% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 31,705 1,385,340
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 925.4 45
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.4% 16.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.0% 29.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.2% 28.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.8% 21.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,982 580,172
Single Parent Households With Children 8.3% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.0% 94.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.5% 34.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.9% 15.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.0% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.2% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.1% 15.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.1% 12.2%
$15,000 or less 14.5% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,594 $33,138,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,316 $4,546,000 7.2%
Staff $1,532 $5,293,000 8.4%
General Administration $402 $1,389,000 2.2%
School Administration $825 $2,851,000 4.5%
Operation $2,905 $10,033,000 15.9%
Transportation $480 $1,658,000 2.6%
Other $197 $680,000 1.1%
Total Support $7,658 $26,450,000 41.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,058 $3,654,000 5.8%
Total Expenditures $18,310 $63,242,000 100.0%
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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