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Eastport, Maine - 2 schools
At $21,559 per pupil, Eastport Public Schools ranks #51 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
163
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$21,559
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Eastport Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 163 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,559 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 67.6% local, 15.9% state, and 16.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
. Demographically, the student body averages 64.6% White, 1.1% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Shead High School, enrolling 96 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Shead High School accounts for 54.5% of all Eastport Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Eastport Public Schools a distant remainder — means Eastport Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Eastport Public Schools reports 52.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Eastport Public Schools has 2 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 163 students.
How much does Eastport Public Schools spend per student?
Eastport Public Schools spends $21,559 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Eastport Public Schools?
Eastport Public Schools students are 64.6% White, 1.1% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.