Bar Harbor Public Schools

Bar Harbor Public Schools is a small school district in Maine that serves the town of Bar Harbor and the surrounding area. The district has just one school, Conners-Emerson School, which is an elementary school serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 333 students.

Conners-Emerson School is a standout institution, ranking 3rd out of 290 Maine elementary schools for the 2022-2023 school year and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 7.6 suggests smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students. Academically, the school has consistently strong performance, with a diverse student population that is predominantly white (80.48%) but also includes African American (4.5%), Hispanic (3.3%), Asian (5.41%), Native American (0.6%), and students of two or more races (5.71%).

While Conners-Emerson School appears to be a high-performing institution, there are some areas for potential improvement. The school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.3%, which could indicate that some students are facing challenges that affect their attendance. Additionally, the low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (12.01%) suggests that the school may not have a significant population of students from low-income households, which could be an area to explore further.