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Bar Harbor, Maine - 1 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Bar Harbor Public Schools #24 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,006 per pupil, Bar Harbor Public Schools ranks #36 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bar Harbor Public Schools operates 1 public schools serving 333 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 Hancock County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,006 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maine compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 77.0% local, 14.3% state, and 8.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 71/100, ranked #24 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 346:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.7% White, 5.2% African American, 4.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Conners-Emerson School, enrolling 346 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Conners-Emerson School accounts for 100.0% of all Bar Harbor Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bar Harbor Public Schools a distant remainder — means Bar Harbor Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Bar Harbor Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 346:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Bar Harbor Public Schools is typically wider than the Bar Harbor Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Bar Harbor Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 14.2% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Bar Harbor Public Schools?
Bar Harbor Public Schools has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 333 students.
How much does Bar Harbor Public Schools spend per student?
Bar Harbor Public Schools spends $24,006 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #24 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Bar Harbor Public Schools?
Bar Harbor Public Schools students are 82.7% White, 5.2% African American, 4.0% Asian, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bar Harbor Public Schools?
Bar Harbor Public Schools has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #24 out of 131 districts in Maine.