Ecology Learning Center operates 1 public schools serving 100 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 120 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Waldo County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,338 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 6.1% local, 78.8% state, and 15.1% 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.
a 240:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.4% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American across the district's schools.
Ecology Learning Ctr accounts for 100.0% of all Ecology Learning Center student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Ecology Learning Center-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.
Ecology Learning Center student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Ecology Learning Center chronic absenteeism rate is 15.0% — 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 Ecology Learning Center is typically wider than the Ecology Learning Center-aggregate figure suggests.
Ecology Learning Center has 1 schools, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 100 students.
How much does Ecology Learning Center spend per student?
Ecology Learning Center spends $14,338 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Ecology Learning Center?
Ecology Learning Center students are 92.4% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.