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Falmouth, Maine - 3 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Falmouth Public Schools #47 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,640 per pupil, Falmouth Public Schools ranks #65 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,989
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$20,640
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Falmouth Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 1,989 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $20,640 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 67.5% local, 28.9% state, and 3.6% 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 56/100, ranked #47 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 244.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 14.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.2% White, 5.3% Asian, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Falmouth Middle School, with a diversity index of 26.1/100.
Its largest campus is Falmouth Elementary School, enrolling 871 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Falmouth Elementary School accounts for 43.8% of all Falmouth Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Falmouth 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.
Falmouth Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 244:1 — 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.
Falmouth Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 14.8% — 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.
Falmouth Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,989 students.
How much does Falmouth Public Schools spend per student?
Falmouth Public Schools spends $20,640 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #47 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Falmouth Public Schools?
Falmouth Public Schools students are 87.2% White, 5.3% Asian, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Falmouth Public Schools?
Falmouth Public Schools has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #47 out of 131 districts in Maine.