Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Lewiston, Maine - 1 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Acadia Academy #108 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,340 per pupil, Acadia Academy ranks #161 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
248
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$15,340
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Acadia Academy operates 1 public schools serving 248 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Androscoggin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,340 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maine compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.5% local, 68.3% state, and 22.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 33/100, ranked #108 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 45.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.2% White, 5.6% African American, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Acadia Academy School, enrolling 250 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Acadia Academy School accounts for 100.0% of all Acadia Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Acadia Academy a distant remainder — means Acadia Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Acadia Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 45.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Acadia Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 248 students.
How much does Acadia Academy spend per student?
Acadia Academy spends $15,340 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #108 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Acadia Academy?
Acadia Academy students are 87.2% White, 5.6% African American, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Acadia Academy?
Acadia Academy has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #108 out of 131 districts in Maine.