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Brunswick, Maine - 4 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Brunswick Public Schools #63 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,567 per pupil, Brunswick Public Schools ranks #91 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,363
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$18,567
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Brunswick Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 2,363 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 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 Cumberland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,567 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 60.1% local, 32.2% state, and 7.7% 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 49/100, ranked #63 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 390.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.8% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brunswick High School, with a diversity index of 38.0/100.
Its largest campus is Brunswick High School, enrolling 722 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Brunswick High School accounts for 29.9% of all Brunswick Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Brunswick Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Brunswick Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 391:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Brunswick Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 15.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Brunswick Public Schools is typically wider than the Brunswick Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Brunswick Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,363 students.
How much does Brunswick Public Schools spend per student?
Brunswick Public Schools spends $18,567 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #63 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Brunswick Public Schools?
Brunswick Public Schools students are 79.8% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American, 2.7% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brunswick Public Schools?
Brunswick Public Schools has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #63 out of 131 districts in Maine.