Dirigo Elementary School (RSU 56 SCH DIST.), Maine - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Dirigo Elementary School is a Elementary in Peru, ME. It currently serves 355 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the RSU 56 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:355

Number of Teachers: 29

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.33

Location Info

Location: 117 Auburn Road, Peru, ME 04290

Mailing Address: 117 Auburn Road, Peru, ME 04290

Phone: (207)562-4207

Website: http://www.rsu56.org/o/dirigo-es

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	53
Grade 2	47
Grade 3	57
Grade 4	61
Grade 5	64
Kindergarten	41
Pre-Kindergarten	32

Gender/Sex of Dirigo Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	176	49.58
Female	179	50.42

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Dirigo Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.28
Black or African American	5	1.41
Hispanic/Latino	6	1.69
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.28
Two or more races	15	4.22
White	327	92.11

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.57
Black or African American	3	1.71
Hispanic/Latino	5	2.84
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.57
Two or more races	10	5.68
White	156	88.64

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	2	1.12
Hispanic/Latino	1	0.56
Two or more races	5	2.79
White	171	95.53

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino	1	1.89
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.89
Two or more races	2	3.77
White	49	92.45

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	3	6.38
Hispanic/Latino	1	2.13
Two or more races	2	4.26
White	41	87.23

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	1.75
Hispanic/Latino	4	7.02
Two or more races	3	5.26
White	49	85.97

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races	3	4.92
White	58	95.08

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.56
Two or more races	4	6.25
White	59	92.19

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	2.44
White	40	97.56

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races	1	3.13
White	31	96.88