Cherryfield Public Schools operates 1 public schools serving 93 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 110 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Washington County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,280 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 60.3% local, 28.4% state, and 11.2% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $117,880 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
a 275:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 30.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.7% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Cherryfield Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Cherryfield Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Cherryfield Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Cherryfield Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 275:1 — 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 Cherryfield Public Schools is typically wider than the Cherryfield Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Cherryfield Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 30.0% — 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 Cherryfield Public Schools is typically wider than the Cherryfield Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.