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Lincolnville, Maine - 1 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Lincolnville Public Schools #82 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,397 per pupil, Lincolnville Public Schools ranks #97 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lincolnville Public Schools operates 1 public schools serving 204 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 Waldo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,397 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 , 87.6% state, and 12.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 44/100, ranked #82 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.
a 212:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.2% White, 1.4% Asian, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lincolnville Central School, enrolling 212 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Lincolnville Central School accounts for 100.0% of all Lincolnville Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lincolnville Public Schools a distant remainder — means Lincolnville 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.
Lincolnville Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 212:1 — 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.
Lincolnville Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 35.4% — 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.
How many schools are in Lincolnville Public Schools?
Lincolnville Public Schools has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 204 students.
How much does Lincolnville Public Schools spend per student?
Lincolnville Public Schools spends $18,397 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #82 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Lincolnville Public Schools?
Lincolnville Public Schools students are 97.2% White, 1.4% Asian, 0.9% African American, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lincolnville Public Schools?
Lincolnville Public Schools has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #82 out of 131 districts in Maine.