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Madawaska, Maine - 2 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Madawaska Public Schools #11 of 131 districts in Maine (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,697 per pupil, Madawaska Public Schools ranks #64 of 203 Maine districts by per-pupil spending (Maine districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$20,697
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Madawaska Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 403 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Maine. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Aroostook County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,697 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 44.5% local, 34.7% state, and 20.8% 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 76/100, ranked #11 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 183.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 22.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.5% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Madawaska Middle/High School, enrolling 205 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Madawaska Middle/High School accounts for 50.9% of all Madawaska Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Madawaska Public Schools a distant remainder — means Madawaska 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.
Madawaska Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 184:1 — 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.
Madawaska Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 22.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Madawaska Public Schools is typically wider than the Madawaska Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Madawaska Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 403 students.
How much does Madawaska Public Schools spend per student?
Madawaska Public Schools spends $20,697 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #11 in Maine.
What is the demographic composition of Madawaska Public Schools?
Madawaska Public Schools students are 87.5% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madawaska Public Schools?
Madawaska Public Schools has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #11 out of 131 districts in Maine.