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Lisbon, Maine - 3 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Lisbon Public Schools #120 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,568 per pupil, Lisbon Public Schools ranks #173 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,311
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,568
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lisbon Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 1,311 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Androscoggin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,568 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending. See how Maine compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.2% local, 47.5% state, and 12.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 26/100, ranked #120 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 377.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.3% White, 2.1% African American, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Philip W Sugg Middle School, with a diversity index of 17.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lisbon Community School, enrolling 657 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Lisbon Community School accounts for 49.4% of all Lisbon Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lisbon Public Schools a distant remainder — means Lisbon Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Lisbon Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Lisbon Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 278 students (lowest) to 657 students (highest), a spread of 379 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lisbon Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 378:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Lisbon Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 41.1% — 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.
Lisbon Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,311 students.
How much does Lisbon Public Schools spend per student?
Lisbon Public Schools spends $14,568 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #120 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Lisbon Public Schools?
Lisbon Public Schools students are 92.3% White, 2.1% African American, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lisbon Public Schools?
Lisbon Public Schools has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #120 out of 131 districts in Maine.