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Kittery, Maine - 3 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Kittery Public Schools #33 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,653 per pupil, Kittery Public Schools ranks #48 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
959
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$21,653
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kittery Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 959 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,653 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 77.2% local, 14.5% state, and 8.3% 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 65/100, ranked #33 of 131 in Maine against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 173.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.4% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Horace Mitchell Primary School, with a diversity index of 37.9/100.
Its largest campus is Shapleigh School, enrolling 357 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Shapleigh School accounts for 37.0% of all Kittery Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kittery 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.
Kittery Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 173:1 — 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.
Kittery Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 33.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Kittery Public Schools has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 959 students.
How much does Kittery Public Schools spend per student?
Kittery Public Schools spends $21,653 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #33 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Kittery Public Schools?
Kittery Public Schools students are 79.4% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian, 1.8% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kittery Public Schools?
Kittery Public Schools has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #33 out of 131 districts in Maine.