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Machias, Maine - 2 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Machias Public Schools #89 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,771 per pupil, Machias Public Schools ranks #169 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
502
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$14,771
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Machias Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 502 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,771 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 47.6% local, 45.3% state, and 7.1% 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 42/100, ranked #89 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 247:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 31.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.5% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Rose M Gaffney School, enrolling 321 students (65% of the district's total enrollment).
Rose M Gaffney School accounts for 63.9% of all Machias Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Machias Public Schools a distant remainder — means Machias 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.
Machias Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 247:1 — 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.
Machias Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 31.8% — 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.
Machias Public Schools has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 502 students.
How much does Machias Public Schools spend per student?
Machias Public Schools spends $14,771 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #89 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Machias Public Schools?
Machias Public Schools students are 93.5% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Machias Public Schools?
Machias Public Schools has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #89 out of 131 districts in Maine.