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Jefferson, Maine - 1 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Jefferson Public Schools #118 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,222 per pupil, Jefferson Public Schools ranks #198 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Jefferson Public Schools operates 1 public schools serving 329 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Lincoln County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,222 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 21 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maine compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 65.7% local, 30.8% state, and 3.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 28/100, ranked #118 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 14.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.7% White, 1.4% African American, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Jefferson Village School, enrolling 215 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Jefferson Village School accounts for 65.3% of all Jefferson Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Jefferson Public Schools a distant remainder — means Jefferson 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.
Jefferson Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 14.4% — 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.
Jefferson Public Schools has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 329 students.
How much does Jefferson Public Schools spend per student?
Jefferson Public Schools spends $11,222 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #118 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Jefferson Public Schools?
Jefferson Public Schools students are 96.7% White, 1.4% African American, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jefferson Public Schools?
Jefferson Public Schools has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #118 out of 131 districts in Maine.